Men5CV: Nigeria launches unique 5-in-1 vaccination against meningitis
Men5CV: Nigeria launches unique 5-in-1 vaccination against meningitis
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Nigeria was recognized as one of the initial nations in the world to introduce the “historic” new Men5CV vaccine to oppose meningitis. Nigeria is a hotspot for the fatal illness in Africa. According to the WHO, there was a fifty percent rise in yearly cases the previous year in (26) African nations classified as meningitis hyperendemic. The implementation in Nigeria gets us a little closer to our objective of eliminating meningitis by 2023, said Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director General, in an official statement. World Health Organization (WHO) approved the new Men5CV vaccine brand name (MenFive®) in July 2023.
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It gave official authorization to nations to start offering the vaccination in October 2023. Gavi established financial resources for the Men5CV installation in the fourth month of 2023, which is presently accessible for emergencies through the ICG (International Coordinating Group) on Vaccine Provision, with volume early detection campaigns set to begin in 2025 throughout the Meningitis Belt. “The distribution of one hundred thousand (1 million) vaccinations in northern Nigeria is going to save lives, reduce for a long time sickness, and contribute to our objective of removing meningitis worldwide by 2030,” remarked Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister for Development and Africa.
This is accurately the type of scientific discovery that the UK supports, and I hope that it is repeated in the coming years for helping us drive additional advances, notably elimination of other illnesses. Nigeria is the only continent with 26 of the highest rates of meningitis, located in the African Meningitis Belt. In the previous year, the number of meningitis cases recorded across Africa increased by fifty percent. Meningitis is a dangerous illness that causes swelling in the layers of tissue (meninges) that cover and safeguard the central nervous system along with the spinal cord.
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A variety of diseases, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, can cause meningitis. The symptoms are typically headaches, a high temperature, and neck pain. Bacterial meningitis is the most deadly, causing septicemia (blood poisoning) and severely paralyzing or killing people who catch it within twenty-four hours. This unique vaccination provides a strong defense against every one of the five primary types of meningococcal bacteria (A, C, W, Y, and X) in just one dose.
Regarding Nigeria, the latest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) serogroup C resulted in (1,742) recognized meningitis cases, (101) cases that were confirmed, and (153) fatalities throughout seven of the country’s thirty-six states. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the vaccines and rapid immunization efforts. The alliance provides regular meningitis vaccinations to low-income countries while also funding the worldwide meningitis vaccine storage.
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