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Nigeria: Gavi-Funded Meningococcal Vaccines Arrive in Nigeria to Aid Outbreak Response

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Press Release - This week, Nigeria's Ministry of Health received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. The outbreak has already claimed over 70 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states.Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry season, which runs from December to June, peaking between March and Apr…

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Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country. The government made the announcement on Friday. Meningitis is more common during the hot season…

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Nigeria: Gavi-Funded Meningococcal Vaccines Arrive in Nigeria to Aid Outbreak Response

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Nigeria receives 1.2 million vaccines to fight meningitis outbreak

Nigeria has received a crucial shipment of over 1.2 million meningitis vaccine doses. This delivery aims to combat a concerning outbreak that has already claimed over 70 lives nationwide. UNICEF and the vaccine supplier confirmed the arrival of the vital jabs on Friday. The devastating outbreak has infected more than 800 individuals across 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states. Nigeria, a nation of 220 million people, lies within the African Meningitis Bel…

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Nigeria's Urgent Vaccine Campaign: Combating the Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Nigeria's Urgent Vaccine Campaign: Combating the Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Nigeria, grappling with a severe meningitis outbreak, has secured over a million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile, a move considered crucial in stemming the disease's spread in the northern regions.The outbreak has resulted in 74 fatalities and over 800 cases across 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The northern…

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Meningitis: Nigeria receives vaccines to aid response against outbreak

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in Northern Nigeria. The outbreak has already claimed over 70 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states. Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry season, which runs from December to June, peaking between March and April when low humidity and hig…

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Nigeria Receives Over One Million Gavi-Funded Meningitis Vaccines To Curb Deadly Outbreak – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

ABUJA – In a decisive move to stem the ongoing meningitis outbreak in Northern Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health has received over one million doses of the WHO-approved pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) from the Gavi-funded global stockpile. The shipment, coordinated through the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision and delivered by UNICEF, […]

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