WHO Brain Health Unit, Defeating meningitis by 2030

Despite significant progress over the last few decades, meningitis remains a much-feared disease worldwide with a high case fatality rate and a propensity to cause epidemics that present a major challenge for health systems, economies and society. Meningitis caused an estimated 250 000 deaths in 2019, leaving one in five affected individuals with long-term devastating sequelae, and has serious consequences with considerable emotional, social and financial impact on individuals, families and communities. Meningitis is a largely preventable disease through vaccination, but progress in the fight against the disease is behind other diseases preventable by vaccination.

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 consultations.

Mentor: Kiran Thakur, MD

Research opportunities available at this site:
Summer Research Projects, Scholarly Projects, and Research Year

Thematic Research Areas at this site:
Access to healthcare, Health Systems and Health Governance, Epidemiology, Non-communicable Diseases

Global Pop funds students from the following CUIMC Schools at this site:
VP&S

Language requirement:
No

Potential activities that could be carried out by students at this site:
Literature Review, Manuscript writing

Website:
https://www.who.int/initiatives/defeating-meningitis-by-2030