Covid-19 Pandemic Delays Meningitis Vaccination Campaigns in Africa

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Covid-19 Pandemic Delays Meningitis Vaccination Campaigns in Africa

8 Sep 2022, 15:31 Comments 294 Views Kampala, Uganda Health Updates

In short
While the World Health Organization-WHO set a target for countries to stop bacterial meningitis outbreaks by 2030, they report that the covid pandemic disrupted prevention and control services, with disease surveillance, laboratory confirmation of cases, and outbreak investigations all steeply declining.

Tagged with: african meningitis belt

Mentioned: World Health Organisation (WHO)

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