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Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO) Meningitis is a devastating disease that can be deadly and often results in serious long-term health issues Meningitis remains a major global public health challenge Many organisms can cause meningitis, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites Bacterial meningitis is of particular concern
Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO) Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord It is a devastating disease and remains a major public health challenge The disease can be caused by many different pathogens including bacteria, fungi or viruses, but the highest global burden is seen with bacterial meningitis
WHO launches first-ever guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment . . . Meningitis can affect anyone anywhere, and at any age, however the disease burden remains particularly high in low- and middle-income countries and in settings experiencing large-scale epidemics The highest burden of disease is seen in a region of sub-Saharan Africa, often referred to as the ‘meningitis belt’, which is at high risk of recurrent epidemics of meningococcal meningitis
Meningococcal Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO) Meningitis B vaccines have been developed to combat strains endemic in certain areas, such as the disease outbreaks in New Zealand Efforts involving joint collaborations between WHO, PATH, and other organizations are under way to develop group A conjugate vaccines to control epidemics of meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa
Meningitis WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO) Bacterial meningitis may result in brain damage, hearing loss or a learning disability in 10% to 20% of survivors A less common, but even more severe (and often fatal), form of meningococcal disease is meningococcal septicaemia, which is characterized by a haemorrhagic rash and rapid circulatory collapse
Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO) La meningitis sigue siendo un gran problema mundial de salud pública Se dan epidemias de esta enfermedad en todo el mundo pero, sobre todo, en el África subsahariana Muchos microorganismos pueden causar meningitis, como bacterias, virus, hongos y parásitos La meningitis bacteriana resulta especialmente preocupante
BCG vaccine - World Health Organization (WHO) The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has existed for 80 years and is one of the most widely used of all current vaccines, reading >80%of neonates and infants in countries where it is part of the national childhood immunization programme BCG vaccine has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in children
WHO’s Executive Board reviews progress on defeating meningitis by 2030 During the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board, Member States, including delegations from each of the WHO regions, acknowledged the progress made on the Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030 recognizing the effectiveness of the evidence-based, practical, and scalable road map Member States also emphasised the strong commitment of national leaders, partners, civil society
Defeating Meningitis by 2030 - World Health Organization (WHO) WHO, with global partners and experts involved in meningitis prevention and control, led the development of a global road map that sets forth a vision and roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030, involving hundreds of experts, Member States representatives, partners, Civil Society Organization as well as private sector representatives, through multidisciplinary, iterative and comprehensive
Meningitis - Niger - World Health Organization (WHO) Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord Several different bacteria can cause meningitis, however, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis (N meningitis) are the most frequent ones, and are transmitted from person to person through droplets of respiratory or throat secretions from infected people