WORLD MENINGITIS DAY
World Meningitis Day – October 5
World Meningitis Day helps to raise awareness about this disease, which can potentially be deadly and can kill in a matter of hours or cause lifelong disability. Meningitis affects people of all ages but mainly young children; it is estimated that globally around half of meningitis deaths are children under five. Access to fast and accurate diagnosis and proper treatment are crucial to saving lives and avoiding long-term complications.
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Light the Road Towards Defeating Meningitis and Achieving the WHO’s Goal of Defeating Meningitis by 2030
World Meningitis Day has been celebrated on October 5th since 2022 after the 27th World Health Assembly approved the first resolution on meningitis prevention and control as well as the Defeating meningitis by 2030 global road map. Meningitis is caused by some viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Some meningitis can be caused by some medications and brain tumours.
Bacterial Meningitis: A Global Public Health Challenge
A blog post written by ISID Emerging Leader, Laura Oliveira
On October 5th, we celebrate World Meningitis Day to raise awareness of the global and local impact of meningitis. World Meningitis Day was started in 2009 by a group of individuals affected by the disease. Currently, it has grown and become a global movement that brings together people from across the world to highlight the need to raise awareness of meningitis, its symptoms and long-term complications, the vaccines available, and emphasize this is an infection that demands global attention and coordinated efforts to be defeated.
A Global Road Map
A blog post written by ISID Emerging Leader, Laura Oliveira
The World Meningitis Day, celebrated on October 5th, is a unique moment in the year dedicated to uniting people across the world to fight against meningitis and help save lives. This global movement started in 2009 by a community of people affected by meningitis and is supported by the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) and the Meningitis Research Foundation.