Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

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

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Idris Mohammed, Professor Emeritus, 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.

Lire l'article complet