Niger – Angels in Medicine

New Five-Strain Vaccine Offers Hope Against Africa’s Deadly Meningitis Epidemics

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

A multivalent conjugate vaccine targeting five bacterial strains could help eliminate recurring outbreaks that have killed hundreds of thousands across sub-Saharan Africa’s meningitis belt.

Niger Makes History: First African Nation to Eliminate River Blindness

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, led by Dr. Paulin Basinga, celebrates Niger’s watershed achievement in public health as Dr. Salissou Adamou’s decades-long efforts prove that neglected tropical diseases can be defeated with persistence and partnership.