In Dakoro, Niger, a simple bracelet is changing the way malnutrition is addressed. Trained to measure their children’s arms themselves, mothers can spot the first warning signs earlier.
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.
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.