Title Immunization strategies : eradicating meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa / Sarah Cruickshank and Samantha Grills

Published Waterloo, Ont. : Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2012 (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2012)

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Description 1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations, digital file Series CIGI junior fellows policy brief ; no. 1 CIGI junior fellows policy brief ; no. 1 Summary This policy brief provides background on the concentration of meningococcal meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa and on efforts to extend immunization coverage to all affected countries. It then discusses three kinds of strategies that can be implemented to ensure the maximum possible benefit is derived from the vaccine. Through the use of targeted policy strategies such as those recommended in this brief, the MenAfriVac vaccine can be made available to many more at-risk throughout Sub-Saharan Africa Notes "August 2012." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-9) Subject Meningitis -- Vaccination -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Meningococcal Infections -- prevention & control Meningococcal Vaccines Mass Vaccination Health. Menafrivac. Meningitis. Path (global health organization) Vaccine. Immunology. Public health. Poverty. Health sciences. Medicine. Africa, Sub-Saharan. Africa South of the Sahara Sub-Saharan Africa Form Electronic book Author Grills, Samantha Centre for International Governance Innovation

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