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  • BBC Inside Out to focus on meningitis

    BBC Inside Out to focus on meningitis
    The BBC's Inside Out programme is set to focus on the MenACWY vaccination, telling the tragic story of Tim Mason who lost his life to meningitis (menW).
  • Survivor says thank you with musical fundraiser

    Meningitis survivor Charlotte H
    A musical evening at a local pub has raised money for a young meningitis survivor from Nottingham as she fights back from the disease, and our ongoing research, awareness and support work
  • Book fundraises in memory of meningitis victim Edward

    Robey and the dentist - fundraising book for Meningitis Now
    Congratulations to Tracey Saunders and family on publishing Robey and the Dentist, a very special book written and illustrated by Tracey’s son Edward when he was just 11
  • Concerns over steep rise in MenW

    Meningitis Vaccine Petition
    Public Health England today announced a steep rise in UK cases of meningococcal W (MenW) meningitis over the last five years – 22 in 2009 to 117 in 2014

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