News stories

The financial year 2020-21 presented a great number of unprecedented challenges for Meningitis Now. But as we look to the future, we have reasons to remain optimistic

A heartbroken family who lost their youngest daughter Eilidh to meningitis have launched our annual Christmas Ribbon Appeal for 2021

A massive congratulations to our Junior Ambassador Harmonie-Rose, who has added a Pride of Britain Award to her incredible list of accolades

With daylight hours reducing and temperatures dropping, we're urging people to be vigilant to the signs and symptoms of meningitis, as cases tend rise in the winter months

Holly Loach, one of our Believe & Achieve peer mentors, explores her challenging relationship with her cochlear implants. Holly lost her hearing following meningitis at 14 months

The countdown to Christmas has begun, as we release our 2021 range of Christmas cards to help raise vital funds

If you're looking for a virtual challenge for the winter, look no further than Virtual Runner UK's winter half marathon for Meningitis Now!

Along with brothers Mikey and Eddie and best friend Adam, grateful dad Andrew has raised £6,500 by skydiving in celebration of his baby boy's recovery from bacterial meningitis

A huge thank you to friends, neighbours and the wider Markinch community for helping David and Bridget raise £4,800 for us in memory of their daughter Michelle

Our latest Keep Connected online support event - Understanding and Living with Acquired Brain Injury in Children - has received positive feedback from all who attended

Meningitis Now are pleased to advocate and support the WHO's Global road map to defeat meningitis by 2030

Spurred on by her own experience of meningitis, Kim is one of the incredible members of Team Alexis Rose, who are aiming to cover 40,000 miles this year in memory of Alan and Ruth Glynn's daughter, Alexis Rose

At the weekend, Steve Dayman's sons Seb and Stevie took on the Bristol Half Marathon while Oliver ran 15 solo miles in Killarney, to raise money in Spencer's memory for Meningitis Now

As a result of contracting meningitis, Natalie suffers from memory loss, affecting her day-to-day life. Along with support from her family and team of colleagues, she has become the successful business owner of personalised gift company, Colleague Box

The findings of a recent survey emphasises the need for easy access to reliable, consistent information when a child is unwell or injured

Tom Nutt is one of eight leaders of the new council, which aims to ensure a more patient-centric strategy, policy and priorities

Among the world-class athletes are Meningitis Now's Young Ambassador Lyndon Longhorne and supporter Ellie Challis, and we're in awe of what they've achieved

After the disappointing cancellation of last year's London Marathon, supporter Duncan is once again kitting up to set a new world record in the 2021 race, while raising money in memory of Trustee Rod's son

Supporter Mark will be wearing his 12kg scuba kit as he takes on 13.1 miles at the weekend, raising money for Meningitis Now after his wife Carol contracted the disease 10 years ago

Since bacterial meningitis affected her hearing aged 2, Ami has been driven to succeed in everything she was told she wouldn't be able to accomplish