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World Health Organization (WHO) - Niger
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Meningitis epidemic: World Health Organization (WHO) Niger steps up response efforts

Vaccination against meningitis will be launched on 2 May 2024 in Niamey, as part of efforts to contain the spread of the disease

Located in the African meningitis belt, Niger is one of the 26 ‘hyperendemic’ African countries for meningitis. The country is currently facing a rapid increase in the number of cases, with a 50% rise on the previous year. In week 16 of 2024, Niger reported a total of 2012 cases…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Niger
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Epidémie de cholera et premier déploiement de l’équipe Surge à Maradi et Zinder

OMS a pris en main la lutte contre le choléra, en priorisant les zones les plus touchées

L’épidémie du choléra a de nouveau touché le Niger en fin août 2022. On estime au total 65 cas et 2 décès des régions de Maradi et Zinder, notamment dans le district de Mirriah dans la semaine du 10 Octobre. Le taux de létalité de l’épidémie s’élève à 3 %…

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Speedy vaccination campaign helps stop cholera outbreak in Niger

The first intervention was to deploy the vaccine as close to the population as possible

"What I experienced with this disease is terrible. I saw death at close range." Amadou Elh Mamoudou counts himself fortunate. The 35-year-old survived a cholera outbreak in his village of Maradi, in south-central Niger, one of the areas most affected by the outbreak between March and December 2021. Once recovered,…