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Meningitis
affects more than 2.5m people globally each year
1/10 die as a result
2/10 left with an impairment like brain injury or amputation
Meningitis Progress Tracker

Meningitis Progress Tracker

We're tracking progress towards defeating meningitis by visualising the story of meningitis for the very first time
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Researching meningitis: the latest progress
We are starting an occasional series that brings together a summary of the latest research findings. Called Researching meningitis: the latest progress.
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Improving meningitis health communications
Exploring key findings from our 2024 research report Meningitis Health Communications: Examining channels, messaging and best practice in the African Meningitis Belt.
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Tales of tenacity

Living with and through meningitis is a battle in all sorts of unimaginable ways. Here, people share their tales of overcoming hurdles and winning even the smallest of battles. Explore real life stories
Ellie Challis's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
Ellie Challis' story Ellie Challis is a quadruple amputee, having contracted bacterial meningitis as a baby. She is no...
Parker Bryant's full story
  • UK
  • Pneumococcal
  • Baby 0-1
Parker Bryant's story Parker was 7 months old when he was diagnosed with meningitis...
Paul Challis's full story
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Toddler 1-3
Paul Challis' story Paul Challis describes how his daughter, Ellie, had her life changed forever when she contracted bac...
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