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Improving meningitis health communications

Recognising the value of global health days

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Symptom Checker

Meningitis and septicaemia can kill or disable in hours.

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Meningitis Progress Tracker

See the full burden and impact of meningitis. Our tool uses up-to-date and accessible data to tell the story of the disease and how we can defeat it.
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214,000

estimated meningitis deaths in 2021

43%

are children under 5

Making meningitis a political priority
In November 2020, the World Health Assembly approved the first global plan for tackling meningitis, with the goal of defeating the disease by 2030.
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Awareness raising to support immunisation
This blog series explores key findings from our 2024 research report Meningitis health communications: Examining channels, messaging and best practice in the African Meningitis Belt. Conducted in partnership with UNICEF, our research investigated practices, barriers, needs and opportunities for greater awareness.
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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
Isabelle Weall's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis, Group B meningococcal (MenB)
  • Child 6-12
Isabelle Weall's story My meningitis experience When I was seven years old, I was diagnosed with meningitis. I went t...
Ellie Challis's full story
  • UK
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Baby 0-1
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 seven months old when he was diagnosed with meningitis...
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