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Niger health officials brace for meningitis peak

Health officials in Niger are increasing meningitis prevention efforts as the peak period for the deadly disease - March to May - approaches.

18 Feb 2009

Residents in southern Niger are among those affected by a recent meningitis outbreak that health officials say may worsen in the coming months (file photo) (Image: Phuong Tran/IRIN)

“We are supporting teams from the Ministry of Health, giving advice, investigating infected homes and giving medicine and vaccinations,” said Garba Soga, prevention control manager with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Niger.

“WHO has made available 800,000 doses of the VAM A+C vaccine [used to prevent two strains of meningitis],” he added.

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