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WHO inaugurates vaccination in Niger to contain meningitis epidemic

The UN World Health Organsation (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an ongoing meningitis outbreak. The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. “More than 2,000 cases were recorded in one week last month and 123 people have died,” the WHO said. Niger…