WHO & Regionals [to 10 January 2015]

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:: WHO grants approval for safe, effective meningitis A vaccine for infants
9 January 2015
WHO has opened the door to routine immunization of infants in Africa by approving for use an innovative and affordable vaccine that has all but rid the meningitis belt of a major cause of deadly epidemics.
Since its introduction in Africa in December 2010, MenAfriVac has had an immediate and dramatic impact in breaking the cycle of meningitis A epidemics, leading the safe, effective technology to be approved by WHO through its prequalification process for use in infants, and paving the way for protecting millions more children at risk of the deadly disease.
Read the news release on meningitis A vaccine