Chad: New Meningitis Vaccine a Success in Chad

Dakar — A study published this month in the Lancet medical journal found a new meningitis vaccine being used in Chad reduced the incidence of the disease by 94 percent. According to the World Health Organization, meningitis affects nearly half a billion people living in sub-Saharan Africa each year and, even with proper treatment, is often deadly.

Researchers say the first meningitis vaccine developed specifically for Africa has "dramatically reduced" the number of cases of the disease in Chad, as well as prevented its spread.

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