World Meningitis Day
Posted on
April 24, 2025
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Latest News
24th April 2025
Meningitis continues to be a major global public health issue causing up to 5 million cases each year, including epidemics of new strains that spread between countries and across the world.
What you should know
- Meningitis can strike everyone and at all ages – it can be fatal within a few hours and cause lifelong disability.
- Meningitis epidemics can happen fast with serious health, economic and social consequences.
- Meningitis is a medical emergency and must be treated quickly.
More information here: World Meningitis Day
