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Decline in meningitis cases

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    A total of 23,997 meningitis cases have been notified to the Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan, of which 1,662 people have died, according to the latest available figures. The WHO representative in Khartoum, Abdulla Assa'edi, said a mass vaccination campaign together with the onset of rain in some states had brought about a sharp decline in new cases, the BBC reported on Wednesday However Dr Maria Santamaria of WHO told IRIN: "If we cut the support and intervention now it would be a disaster". "If we don't develop a plan, then next year will again be an emergency situation", she warned.

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