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Under the microscope:
Over 20 years of Progress

Enhanced information for health professionals

Enhanced information for health professionals

meningitis & septicaemia can kill in hours!

People who are faced with meningitis and septicaemia have to act fast to help save a life.

Get Involved

Whether you're looking for serious competition, the thrill of lifetime or a fun day out for family and friends, Meningitis Research Foundation is sure to have something to suit

Fundraising Events

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Running Events

Support the Foundation by taking part in a range of events from fun runs to competitive marathons, and from the world famous to the local.

Overseas Adventures

Challenge yourself and take on one of our overseas adventures.

Boogie Fit with Pete and Marvin

Boogie Fit  - Fun fundraising for under 5s

Fundraise Online

Help support MRF's work online

Community Fundraising

Ideas of how to get involved with fundraising

Schools and Students

Schools and colleges are ideal for organising fundraising events - with so many people everyone only needs to do something small to make a really successful event.

Student Programme

Your help needed to protect students, their families and friends against these devestating diseases.

Corporate partners

How business can fight meningitis and septicaemia


Kevin John Donachie

Meningococcal disease

Meningococcal disease at 23 at time of writing

It was touch and go whether or not I would survive

Ian Beningfield

MRF Deputy Head of Fundraising

Ian Beningfield

I spend a lot of my time finding ways to use technology and the web

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Current research
Working in the lab

Current research - The burden of bacterial meningitis in newborn babies in the UK and Ireland: establishing standards of care to improve the outcome

Meningitis in the first three months of life

Current research
In the field in Malawi

Recognition and action towards meningitis amongst patients, their families and health providers in Blantyre, Malawi

Barriers to diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa