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Epidemics

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Nigeria is pioneering a new vaccine to fight meningitis – why this matters

  By Idris Mohammed, Gombe State University   Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of meningococcus bacteria. The Conversation Africa asked Idris Mohammed, a professor of infectious diseases and immunology and former board chair of Nigeria’s National Programme on Immunisation, to explain the new vaccine and its likely impact. […]

todayApril 26, 2024 25

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COP28 report says climate change is fueling epidemics

The Climate Change and Epidemics 2023 COP28 report has shown that climate change is contributing to new epidemics globally. The report also highlights that countries in the Global South are disproportionately affected by the health impacts of climate change, despite, as Stellenbosch University’s Tulio de Oliveira told eNCA, the region contributing less than ten percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

todayDecember 5, 2023 28

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