Meningitis A

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center for Global Health (U.S.)
• Description:
  deadly, expensive and preventable. ; Meningitis A threatens the lives of 450 million people across 26 countries in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt,” mostly children and young adults. ; The sub-Saharan meningitis belt stretches from Senegal and the Gambia in the West to Ethiopia in the East. ; Meningitis kills within hours. ; Thousands die in years with large outbreaks. ; 1 in 10 die within 2 days even when antibiotics are available. ; 1 in 4 survivors are left with permanent disabilities such as paralysis, blindness, hearing loss, seizures, and intellectual disability. ; Meningitis treatment is costly for both families and nations and contributes to the cycle of poverty. ; Each case of meningitis in a family results in a sudden cost of about US$90 – what is about 3 or 4 months of the family’s disposable income. ; The permanent disabilities caused by meningitis leave survivors less able to care for themselves and less likely to earn income. ; The MenAfriVac® vaccine protects against meningitis A saving lives and money. ; MenAfriVac® became available for use in Africa in 2010 priced at just US$0.40 per dose. Over 217 million people had received the vaccine by the end of 2014. ; Prevention costs US$0.40 per person versus treatment costs US$90 per person. ; The vaccine is targeted to protect 450 million people at risk from meningitis by 2016 and save nearly 150,000 lives. ; MenAfriVac® is the first vaccine for use in Africa that can be transported and stored for as long as 4 days without refrigeration or even an ice pack. This saves money and allows for safe delivery to people in even the most remote areas. ; The introduction of the new vaccine is a giant step toward achieving the elimination of epidemic meningitis as a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. ; CS247141
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• Subjects:
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Global Health
• Source:
  Know more hepatitis
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  Africa South of the Sahara
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30585/cdc_30585_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b80e1ec5e712755eeee6b8886ba60b18a174ee3a7530fc75440e8f11b1aa99ac