School for the deaf in Burkina Faso
A little boy deafened by meningitis signs with his teacher at the Cefise school for deaf children in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Up to 22 percent of meningitis survivors in Africa suffer from severe hearing loss. At Cefise, after two or three years of special teaching, the deaf children can join the regular system and take the same classes as hearing pupils. The curriculum consists of classical or technical teaching, with subjects such as French, math, electricity, or car mechanics.
Photo: Monique Berlier.
WHO/IST surveillance bulletinsThe MVP team based at the WHO/IST office in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, compiles regular feedback bulletins on the number of meningitis cases and deaths across 14 African countries placed under enhanced disease surveillance. |
272 New cases reported in week 3, from 18 January to 24 January 2010 88,199 Total meningitis cases in Africa in 2009 |
