A world free from meningitis and sepsis
That’s our vision; what shapes and informs everything we do.
Our role in that? To support and connect people and research to drive action and save lives.
Our 2021 – 2025 strategy sets out the four goals that will allow us to make meaningful progress toward that vision. The strategy will be a success if we’ve achieved (or exceeded) the specific outcomes for each goal.
This strategy is for you – individuals and families directly affected by meningitis. We have developed it by listening to what you need, and have been guided by scientists, funders and policy makers to focus on the areas where we can make the biggest difference.
It is about how we will continue to connect people, evidence and action for change, so meningitis can be defeated, wherever in the world it exists.
Our goals
Goal 1: to enable research for better evidence and policy
Outcome: scientists, researchers and public health practitioners will better understand meningitis, its impact on people’s lives, and what to do to defeat it.
Goal 2: to transform public and policy engagement in meningitis
Outcome: meningitis will be a global health priority so more people are aware of its signs and symptoms; more people seek medical help when they need to; and patient groups across the world are stronger and better supported to advocate for defeating meningitis.
Goal 3: to secure the profile and funds to deliver our goals
Outcome: we will have the funds and relationships needed to support our work.
Goal 4: to grow our capacity to deliver at scale
Outcome: We can deliver on our promises and potential as an organisation.
You can read more on each of these goals in our strategy for 2021 – 2025. They reflect where we have come from, show our ambition for where we are going to, and why our work matters.
The strategy applies to the work of Meningitis Research Foundation and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO), our global member network. We are moving forward as one.
“By 2030 we want to see meningitis defeated. In 2020 the World Health Assembly supported by members from all six World Health Organization (WHO) regions passed a new resolution with that single goal as its focus.
This means reducing new cases of meningitis by 50%. Reducing deaths by 70%. Ending epidemics. Ensuring people get the support and aftercare they need. It is a highly ambitious aim, but one that we and our partners in this work think is achievable.”
Vinny Smith, Meningitis Research Foundation Chief Executive
Thank you for supporting us on this journey so far, for doing so as we work towards each of our strategic goals between now and 2025, and for continuing to support us as we work towards defeating meningitis by 2030.
Resources
2021 – 2025 strategy
2017 – 2020 strategy