Report

Putting an end to epidemic meningitis in Africa

This fact sheet describes PATH’s efforts to eliminate meningococcal meningitis epidemics from Africa, once and for all. It covers work across meningitis projects, including the development and distribution of MenAfriVac®, the vaccine that has virtually eliminated meningitis A wherever it has been introduced.

Authors

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2017

Publisher

PATH

Type

Report

Categories

  • Global initiatives

Diseases

  • Meningococcal meningitis

Countries

  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger

Organisations

  • PATH

Tags

  • Coverage monitoring
  • New vaccine introduction

WHO Regions

  • African Region

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