Incredible deaths “meningitis” aimed at the Health Agency’s Action Plan

People anywhere, at any age, can be infected by meningitis, which is transferred through respiratory secretions or droplets in close human contact. Nations with low and medium income are the worst influence.

The so-called “meningitis belt” in SubSaharac Africa sees most cases and outbreaks. It stretches from Senegal and Gambia to the west continent, all the way to Ethiopia in the east.

The most dangerous form of the disease, bacterial meningitis, can kill within just 24 hours – and one in six people die once infected.

“Every family who has had Meningitis is known about what fear of this disease can bring,” said Dr. Marie-Pierre Preziosi, WHO Tim Lead for meningitis and R & D draft.

Life sentence

About 20 percent of people who contract the bacterial meningitis develop long-term complications, including disability with a devastation, long-lived influence, which said UA statement.

Additional attention must be paid to vaccination coverage to avoid critical problems, including a reduction in the brain function, which is warned by Dr. Tarun Dua, which of the brain health, discussing journalists on the launch of new guidelines.

Division class

Hearing loss is only one side effect of the disease; It is often particularly harmful to children whose education is suffering. But if you can detect the new guidelines for which you can provide treatment, and the child can be well involved “in school and in society,” Dr. Dr. Dr. Dua explained.

Cluster of three or four cases among schoolgirls can be treated with antibiotics, but only if the levels of vaccination are high, according to Dr. Lorenzo Pezzola, which team leads to meninctitis and bacterial disease epidemics.

Worth shooting

But many countries lack funds for the provision of vaccine protection to ensure collective immunity against many diseases, not only meningitis. In addition, IM and advanced technology is required to diagnose disease in the first place, which is not as easy as a COVID 19 Test to delete.

“You need to insert a needle in your spine and test the liquid that comes out,” said Dr. Pezzola, emphasizing difficulties with many low-income countries that held bad health facilities.

In an increasing number of countries that are affected by emergencies or conflict, people cannot get their treatment that they need as quickly as they should, creating “the fertile basis for the epidemic of meningitis”, which they added that his two-year-old son had his son.

The UN Health Agency guidelines form part of its efforts to eradicate meningitis until 2030. years. He works with partners, including the Metafrinet network to support countries, collect and analyze high quality disease monitoring data. This allows monitoring the impact of control strategies, including meningitis vaccines.

Prevention is “the most important piece of the puzzle”, dr. Pezzoli insisted.