École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR. A number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa – including Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, ...

More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be the first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunization plan, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The vaccine ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger had the lowest number of meningitis A cases in an epidemic season this year after the introduction of a cheap vaccine designed for Africa, World Health ...

Dr. Samba O. Sow, Director General of CVD-Mali, has led efforts to eradicate meningococcal disease in the African Meningitis Belt for more than a decade. University of Maryland School of Medicine ...

Background.The MenAfriNet consortium was established in 2014 to support implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in 5 countries in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A phase 3 trial found that a new meningococcal disease vaccine is ...

More than 260 people have died in Nigeria as a result of the African country's recent meningitis outbreak—eight times more than the number of deaths caused by the disease in 2016. In a series of ...

The text of this release has been updated. GENEVA (June 8, 2007) – The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) today released new data on the performance of a meningitis vaccine in West African children, ...

Ngozi Erondu works on an academic research project with funding from UK Department for International Development (DFID). Meningitis is an infectious and life-threatening bacterial disease that infects ...