In 2015 Meningitis C killed over 800 people in just 3 months in Africa in the worst outbreak of meningitis since the 1970’s. 

Identifying the right type of meningitis is essential for delivering the right vaccines

In sub-Saharan Africa many hospitals do not have the facilities to identify the strain to get the right vaccines can be deployed for a region.

You can fund a mobile laboratory that can prevent deaths

At the direct request of the World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, this year MRF has supported an emergency mobile laboratory to help hospitals correctly identify meningitis strains. 

You can help by giving today

With your support, we can now start planning for the next epidemic season with confidence so the mobile laboratory is equipped and ready to go. Because of the complexity of the operation, a six week deployment costs over £50,000. So you can see, your support really would make a huge difference.