[Factors Associated With Neonatal Mortality In Diamare, Cameroon].

Objective: To estimate the neonatal mortality rate, causes and factors associated to newborn deaths in Diamaré in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: It was an analytical and retrospective cross-sectional study. The period of the study was from January 1 2018 to December 31 2019 in 11 health facilities in Diamaré.

Modelling control strategies for pneumococcal meningitis outbreaks in the African meningitis belt.

Introduction: Pneumococcal meningitis outbreaks occur sporadically in the African meningitis belt. Outbreak control guidelines and interventions are well established for meningococcal but not pneumococcal meningitis. Mathematical modelling is a useful tool for assessing the potential impact of different pneumococcal control strategies.

The Bacterial Meningitis Epidemic in Banalia in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2021.

Background: The Banalia health zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported a meningitis epidemic in 2021 that evolved outside the epidemic season. We assessed the effects of the meningitis epidemic response.

Methods: The standard case definition was used to identify cases.

Beyond the numbers: An in-depth look at Cameroon's fifth national COVID-19 vaccination campaign through geographical and gender lenses.

Background: Cameroon has been struggling with low Covid-19 vaccination coverage, with only 4.5 % of the population receiving the primary series as of November 2022. The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) conducted a high-level mission to Cameroon to assess progress and advocate for actions to address bottlenecks.

Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine coverage in the meningitis belt of Africa from 2010 to 2021: a modelling study.

Background: As of the end of 2021, twenty-four countries in the African meningitis belt have rolled out mass campaigns of MenAfriVac®, a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MACV) first introduced in 2010. Twelve have completed introduction of MACV into routine immunisation (RI) schedules. Although select post-campaign coverage data are published, no study currently comprehensively estimates MACV coverage from both routine and campaign sources in the meningitis belt across age, country, and time.

Improved sub-seasonal forecasts to support preparedness action for meningitis outbreak in Africa.

West African countries are hit annually by meningitis outbreaks which occur during the dry season and are linked to atmospheric variability. This paper describes an innovative co-production process between the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD; forecast producer) and the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO; forecast user) to support awareness, preparedness and response actions for meningitis outbreaks. Using sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) forecasts, this co-production enables ACMAD and WHO AFRO to build initiative that increases the production of useful climate services in the health sector.