Meningitis outbreak kills 1166 in Nigeria and infects more than 14,500
Nigeria’s Health Minister has declared that the outbreak of meningitis in the country is over,…
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Meningitis may be on its way out of Africa
A vaccine programme started after an epidemic in the 1990s is on the verge of wiping…
Ghanaian Scientists honoured for role in meningitis vaccine development
A group of Ghanaian scientists — Abraham Hodgson, Abudulai Adams Forgor (deceased), Fred Binka, Patrick…
Action Meningitis raises awareness of disease through community theatre
International charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is working closely with the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW)…
Meningitis deaths hit six in Ashanti
Six people have died from the deadly meningococcal meningitis in the Ashanti Region since the outbreak…
Vaccine shortage leaves Africa vulnerable to meningitis outbreak
An acute shortage of meningitis C-containing vaccine threatens to severely limit the world’s ability to…