• “Fake” Vaccine

    Posted by Rose Kwett on March 17, 2019

     Niger health authorities said, “they had found a fake version of a meningitis vaccine after launching a vaccination campaign to inoculate 5 million children against the disease”. 


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  • Booster Vaccination

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 10, 2018

    A recent study following a meningitis vaccination campaign in Burkina Faso, Africa investigated when a booster vaccination might be necessary. (more…)


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  • West Africa hit!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on February 23, 2017

    The meningitis belt of West Africa has been hit again with an outbreak of this deadly disease. (more…)


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  • Continental Contagion

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 17, 2016

    It’s a new year and more outbreaks of meningitis are occurring in the area of sub-Sharan Africa. This area of the world has a particularly frequency of meningitis cases every…


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