Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria.
The outbreak has already claimed nearly 80 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states. Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry season, which runs from December to June, peaking between March and April when low humidity and high dust levels prevail.
The International Coordinating Group (ICG) has approved the deployment of over 1.5 million doses of Men5CV in response to Nigeria’s request in March 2025.