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56 deaths have reportedly been reported in 32 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this year, 2022, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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961 suspected instances of cerebrospinal meningitis led to the deaths (CSM).
Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director-General of NCDC, made the announcement on Thursday and noted in a statement that the organization had kept working with impacted States to enhance monitoring given the underreporting of cases with the cooperation of partners.
The Director-General stated that the center also carried out strategic prevention and control initiatives to improve readiness, identification, and reaction to meningitis epidemics.
Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) is an epidemic-prone illness, with instances being reported all year long in Nigeria, the speaker said. South of the Sahara Desert in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt,” the disease is most prevalent. All 19 of Nigeria’s northern States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and a few southern states are included in the belt.
Despite significant advancements in surveillance, diagnostic capability, and vaccine development over the past few years, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa stated that CSM remained a priority disease and an ongoing public health threat in several countries around the world.
He claimed that the NCDC launched the global roadmap to end meningitis by 2030 on behalf of Nigeria in order to achieve this goal.
According to the Director-General, the World Health Assembly endorsed a worldwide roadmap in November 2020 as part of a plan to eradicate meningitis by 2030.
He continued by saying that the roadmap’s congruence and localization are particularly important for Nigeria because meningitis is still one of the country’s major public health problems.
