About N46 billion is required to procure vaccines to curb the ravaging meningitis in Nigeria.
The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, disclosed this while making a presentation to the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday in Abuja, on the update on the Meningitis Outbreak.
According to him, there have been 9,646 suspected cases of Meningitis affecting 6 States in the country, namely Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Niger, Kebbi and Kaduna
As at April 25, 2017, about 767 deaths had occurred, representing 9% of the infected population
Reacting, Council expressed grave concern over the ravaging effects of the meningitis epitome in parts of the country and directed the Federal Ministry of Health to intensify its intervention efforts to contain the embarrassing epidemic, while advocating for increased funding for Health.
The Minister in his presentation called for the establishment of a National Health Emergency Fund to be domiciled in the Presidency under the supervision of NEC Chairman.
