"We are experiencing a sharp increase in (meningitis) cases, and urgent intervention is required to prevent more deaths." ...

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine ...

The Northern Regional Meningitis Preparedness and Response Team of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that the region has not recorded any deaths from meningitis.

MSF warned of a worsening meningitis outbreak in Kebbi and Sokoto, with over 500 cases and 60 deaths reported.

As of March 26, 2025, 807 suspected cases and 74 deaths have been reported across 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory ...

David Batts was not himself when he was arrested, and police and medical experts say he should not have been taken from the ...

The statement noted that the vaccine doses are part of an emergency response campaign targeting individuals aged one to 29 years, the most affected group.

"We are experiencing a sharp increase in (meningitis) cases, and urgent intervention is required to prevent more deaths." The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised ...

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in ...

Meningitis can be difficult to diagnosis ... it to explain her decision not to charge officers with a crime in his death. Red flag No. 2: Officers used too much force on Batts at the jail Within ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing number of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases across the country, saying its peak season is ...

Nigeria has received more than 1 million meningitis vaccine doses from Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat an outbreak of the deadly disease in Africa's most populous nation, Gavi said on Friday.