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Shocking lack of after-care for meningitis patients
Our new report reveals the problem with meningitis follow-up and aftercare in the UK -
Stars support our ‘Look out for your mates’ campaign
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 urged to 'look out for your mates' as awareness campaign launches
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 -
Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind - Steve's new campaign to beat meningitis
Launched today, Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind aims to beat meningitis within a generation, in memory of Spencer Dayman -
Over 65? Tell us your meningitis story
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 -
Support for Michelle after losing husband Stuart to meningitis in 2017
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 -
Cardiff student netball team raise awareness of meningitis
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 -
Campaign to raise meningitis vaccination rates in Liverpool
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 -
Student Awareness Week - highlighting 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 -
Living in the Grey - raising awareness of unseen disabilities after meningitis
Meningitis Now supporter Myrian is raising awareness of unseen and invisible disabilities, after viral meningitis left her with after-effects -
Seema backs young people campaign
Sports presenter Seema Jaswal is backing our campaign for students and young people, after she suffered from bacterial meningitis in her teens -
Adults get meningitis too
A myth surrounding meningitis is that it's a disease that only affects babies and young children, but this is not true -
Farewell to Simon Kroll
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! -
Student Awareness Week 2018
University students are being urged to learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis this autumn to keep themselves and their friends safe -
Keep students safe from meningitis
If your child is off to uni this autumn, make sure they're safe and well-equipped against Men ACWY -
Be vocal about viral
During Viral Awareness Week, we’re calling for viral meningitis sufferers and their family members to be ‘vocal about viral’ -
Call for government to address vaccine concerns
Meningitis Now have met with Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, Steve Brine MP, to ask for fairer rules to fund vaccines. -
Dad's fight for justice
Paul Gentry, who lost his daughter Izzy in May 2016, met with Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy -
Petitions committee starts debate process
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. -
MPs invited to become futures builders
Last week we visited the House of Commons to invite MPs around the country to become futures builders