World Meningitis Day 2023: Date, History, Significance

World Meningitis Day 2023: Date, History, Significance – Every year, World Meningitis Day is observed on October 5th across the globe. The day aims to raise awareness about the disease and explore the ways of treatment and precautions. Meningitis is a disease where the membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord, also called meninges, are infected and inflamed.

World Meningitis Day Date in 2023:

Every year, World Meningitis Day is celebrated on October 5. In 2023, the special day falls on Thursday.

World Meningitis Day 2023 – History

In 2008, The Confederation of Meningitis Organisations started the day and the first World Meningitis Day took place. Prior to this, The day used to be celebrated on April 24, and later it was moved to October 5 to allow more people to participate.

Confederation of Meningitis Organisations on their official website

• “The World Health Organization’s Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 will improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment, disease monitoring, health advocacy, and support and aftercare, saving up to 200,000 lives annually and significantly reducing disabilities caused by meningitis. Countries worldwide have committed to the vision of better prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease monitoring, health advocacy, and support and aftercare. With collective global action we can make this our reality by 2030,”

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