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Nigeria Blazes Medical Trail, Launches Men5CV Meningitis Vaccine

Nigeria has become the first country globally to launch Men5CV vaccine, which is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the prevention of meningitis globally. The Men5CV vaccine rollout by the country represented a major milestone in the global efforts targeted at combating meningitis outbreak, as it provides broader protection than the previous vaccines. […]

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WHO Recommends Malaria Vaccines Use For Africa’s Children

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The global health organisation’s recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached more […]