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This World Meningitis Day there is hope. For the first time, there is a global action plan to defeat meningitis, with the landmark launch of the World Health Organization’s Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030

Ben, who sadly lost his 8-year-old son Harry to pneumococcal meningitis in 2015, has been supporting us since then with a Forever Fund in his memory. During his recent visit he presented us with a cheque for £18,000, raised at a golf day

Huge congratulations to our Celebrity Ambassador Rosie Galligan, who has been named in the England Red Roses rugby squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup

It was a lovely, bright autumn day and perfect conditions for a walk. And clearly many of you agreed, with over 600 signing up in advance and hundreds more turning up on the day to take part in our Five Valleys Walk

Our good friends at Renishaw – who always generously support and sponsor our Five Valleys Walk have gone a step further this year and for the first time put together a team to take on the challenging 21-mile walk

We’re after your help please to be part of an important national survey, which we hope will help to improve the aftercare and support provided to people who have been diagnosed with meningitis and have spent time in hospital

On Saturday 17 September, Bridgwater Cricket Club are hosting a Family Fun Day, including cheering a team of long-distance cyclists over the finish line, all to raise funds in memory of friend and father Josh

An East Lancashire mum is raising awareness of meningitis, after the bacterial form of the disease left her son with long-term after-effects

Our congratulations to Professor Richard Moxon, a long-standing associate of Meningitis Now, who has been officially recognised for his key contributions to the development of meningitis vaccines

Good luck to Alan, Kirsteen, Lana and Peter from Team Alexis Rose, who take on the 96-mile West Highland Way this weekend to raise money in memory of Alan's daughter, Alexis Rose

Lisa Snowdon, Tilly Lockey and Dyslexic Dayna are among celebrities supporting our campaign to ‘look out for your mates’ and raise awareness of meningitis for those heading off to uni this autumn

Students are being urged to 'look out for your mates', as the return to university presents the ideal opportunity for infectious diseases, including meningitis, to spread

The JCVI announce changes to the NHS routine immunisation schedule

Believe & Achiever Erin shares her own insight and experience of her first year of uni, having lived with after-effects of meningitis since the age of 8

A celebratory reception marked the end of a gruelling 100-mile fundraising challenge, set up by our good friends at The Worshipful Company of Butchers

We're delighted to announce that we've reinstated funding for a major research project into developing an improved vaccine against pneumococcal meningitis

The largest study of adult patients with meningitis in the UK has demonstrated that clinical care for patients is not in line with current evidence-based national guidelines

After being struck down with meningitis in April 2020, Lel has found dancing to be a fantastic way of managing her after-effects

Northern Ireland volunteer Barry, who has fought back from meningitis twice, has just become a Community Ambassador - and we're absolutely delighted!

Jo - who contracted meningitis and septicaemia in 2014 - joins our team of CAs around the country to help raise vital awareness and support others affected by the disease