Thursday, March 13, 2008

UGANDA: Eliminating meningitis saves 5,000 children a year, say officials

from IRIN

Up to 5,000 children under the age of five will be saved in Uganda every year after a vaccine halted mortality rates from the deadly strain of meningitis that has been infecting up to 30,000 people in the east African country, officials said on 13 March.

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