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Our new report reveals the problem with meningitis follow-up and aftercare in the UK

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

Launched today, Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind aims to beat meningitis within a generation, in memory of Spencer Dayman

Can you help? As part of our Adults Get It Too campaign for 2020, we're looking for over-65s to share their meningitis story to help us raise awareness of the disease

Two years after losing her husband Stuart to meningitis, Michelle, who featured in our Adults Get It Too campaign, is encouraging others to reach out for support

The team members, all studying at Cardiff University, have chosen us as their Charity of the Year to help as many people as possible get vaccinated against MenACWY

Five years after the tragic death of student Alisha, mum Michaela is urging students and young people in Liverpool to get the MenACWY vaccine and learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis

As Student Awareness Week 2019 kicks off, the family of meningitis victim Tim Mason have released another moving video urging young people to get vaccinated

Meningitis Now supporter Myrian is raising awareness of unseen and invisible disabilities, after viral meningitis left her with after-effects

Sports presenter Seema Jaswal is backing our campaign for students and young people, after she suffered from bacterial meningitis in her teens

A myth surrounding meningitis is that it's a disease that only affects babies and young children, but this is not true

All of us at Meningitis Now wish Professor Kroll the very best for his retirement - although we have a feeling we'll still be seeing him!

University students are being urged to learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis this autumn to keep themselves and their friends safe

If your child is off to uni this autumn, make sure they're safe and well-equipped against Men ACWY

During Viral Awareness Week, we’re calling for viral meningitis sufferers and their family members to be ‘vocal about viral’

Meningitis Now have met with Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, Steve Brine MP, to ask for fairer rules to fund vaccines.

Paul Gentry, who lost his daughter Izzy in May 2016, met with Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy

Meningitis Now will be attending the session on 22 March 2016 and will continue to be the voice for people affected by this devastating disease.

Last week we visited the House of Commons to invite MPs around the country to become futures builders