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The Men5CV (MenFive) pentavalent meningitis vaccine could help eliminate a leading cause of neurological disease and disability in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Men5CV (MenFive) pentavalent meningitis vaccine could help eliminate a leading cause of neurological disease and disability in sub-Saharan Africa.
About 11 children aged less than 15 die every minute. The child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is no different.
Some 22,000 Nigerians are suspected to have been infected with the deadly vaccine-preventable disease in the past year. But health workers in some of the worst-affected areas say immunisation rates are picking up.
An international organisation, the Global Vaccine Alliance, on Wednesday, pledged its commitment to work closely with the Federal Government i
As of 3 October, Nigeria has recorded 13,204 suspected diphtheria cases.