World Meningitis Day

World Meningitis Day raises awareness of meningitis across the globe. It encourages people everywhere to join hands in a united cause and raise a global voice in support of safe and effective vaccination against bacterial meningitis and septicaemia and help for all those touched by these diseases. It also provides a platform which members can use to raise their own profiles locally, to raise money for their own cause and to carry out their charitable activities.

The first ever World Meningitis Day was held on Saturday 25^th April 2009.  This heralded the beginning of a global community joining hands against meningitis. Our virtual community in 2009 linked 31 states in the USA and 33 countries around the world, reaching across the globe from North and South America, through Europe to the Middle East, into the Indian subcontinent and through South East Asia and the Far East to Australia. Hands were joined across State lines, across country borders and across continents, making it truly a world event.

The second World Meningitis Day was held on Saturday 24th April 2010.  News of events held around the world will be posted shortly.