“Meningitis Research Foundation is a leading UK, Irish and international charity that brings together people and expertise to defeat meningitis and septicaemia wherever it exists.”

Meningitis affects over 5 million people a year internationally, killing 1/10 and leaving 2/10with life changing imparements such as brain damage or amputation.

Meningitis Research Foundation funds research, vaccination, support and education with 3 main aims 

1/ to see fewer people get meningitis and septicaemia. 

2/ to see more people survive with a better quality of life and reduced disability. 

3/ to have more engaged, informed and supported patients and communities.

My sister and I are climbing Kilimanjaro along with other students from UCL and other London based universities to raise money for this chariry. This debilitating and often life threatening disease is very common among young people, especially those at university age.