Health authorities in the southern Zinder region have reported ten deaths due to measles, and 5,455 cases have been recorded since the beginning of the year. This cumulative number of cases is higher than the number recorded during the same period last year (1,135 cases as of September 2021). The disease mostly affected children under five. National health authorities and humanitarian organizations are providing healthcare services and conducting measles vaccination campaigns to address the spread of the disease.
Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. Wikipedia
Capital: Niamey
Population: 24.21 million (2020) World Bank
President: Mohamed Bazoum
Currency: West African CFA franc
Fertility rate: 6.82 births per woman (2019) World Bank
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