The Meningitis Flag Awarded The Impact 2024 Label

The Meningitis Flag’s important work to drive meningitis awareness needs to continue because meningitis still affects more than 2.5 million people globally each year.¹ It is life-threatening and can harm anyone of any age, and bacterial meningitis is the most common and dangerous kind.^{1, 2} The good news is it’s largely preventable, however despite substantial progress in the last two decades, meningitis remains the world’s 6th largest infectious disease killer.^{1, 3}

This is why the flag is so important.

In 2023, the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF), the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO), and Sanofi, along with three para-athletes affected by the disease: Theo Curin, Davide Morana, and Ellie Challis, all came together to create and launch the Meningitis flag.

It is the first-ever global symbol to unite the world in the fight against meningitis and support the aims of WHO’s global roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030.  In its colors and design, it represents the individual, the family, friends and health care professionals that support patients, and the community’s collective drive to defeat meningitis.

With the Meningitis Flag the meningitis community aims to: