Our foundations underpin every area of our work. From our medical and scientific advisor groups to our Support Services, fundraising activity and Ambassador programme, these remain critical to what we do now and what we want to achieve in the years ahead.
We always listen to, and learn from, people affected by meningitis
Listening to, and learning from, people and families affected by meningitis is crucial for developing effective strategies and interventions. Their experiences provide invaluable insight into the realities of meningitis, the challenges faced and the most pressing needs. By prioritising their voices, we can ensure that our efforts are focused. This fosters trust and collaboration, guaranteeing our work is relevant and impactful.
What is our ambition?
Between 2025 and 2030, we have committed to:
- Establishing a new patient panel for our research programme, to guide our research priorities.
- Reflecting the voices of those directly affected by meningitis in all aspects of our insights and health policy work.
- Strengthening our global member network, the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO), and ensure members have many opportunities for collective global awareness and advocacy.
- Growing our UK and Ireland Ambassador programme, with every Ambassador able to use their lived experience to help reach communities where the need for awareness is greatest.
We continue to directly support people affected by meningitis
Supporting people affected by meningitis remains of paramount importance. By providing comprehensive support, we offer a lifeline to those navigating the complexities of diagnosis, recovery and adjustment.
This fosters resilience and helps people rebuild their lives, including through opportunities to advocate for meningitis awareness and prevention (which helps to amplify the impact of our work).
What is our ambition?
Between 2025 and 2030, we have committed to:
- Continuing to provide UK and Ireland Support Services, with one-to-one help on the phone, online chat, social media and email.
- Providing global and out-of-hours support through our accurate, comprehensive online health information, developed in collaboration with our Ambassadors and CoMO members.
- Growing our outreach in the UK and Ireland, including to universities, post-16 education and training and into community spaces.
We deliver change through high quality, sustainable and diverse teams, capabilities and resources
High quality, sustainable and diverse teams, capabilities and resources are essential for our long-term success and impact. Diverse teams bring a wealth of perspectives, experiences and ideas, which are crucial for innovative problem solving and adapting to the ever-evolving challenges of meningitis.
By ensuring our teams are equipped with the best resources and capabilities, we can maintain a high standard of care, responsiveness and effectiveness in all our work.
Sustainability ensures that our efforts are not short-lived but continue to grow and adapt to future needs, so we have a lasting positive impact on communities. As a collaborative organisation, we also rely heavily on guidance, expertise and support from many partners, so our work is sustainable.
This is fundamental in building a resilient and forward-thinking organisation, capable of driving meaningful change.
What is our ambition?
Between 2025 and 2030, we have committed to:
- Raising over £16 million to support our work, maintaining strong events and community income and growing high value, corporate and lifetime giving.
- Maintaining our active membership of the World Health Organization Technical Task Force for the Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030, One Neurology Partnership, International Pathogenic Surveillance Network and the Global Meningitis Genome Partnership.
- Using the Meningitis Flag as a unifying symbol for meningitis awareness, prevention and support and to build new corporate relationships.
- Developing and launch new digital capabilities (website and CRM), ensuring they are fully accessible and enable responsible use of AI.
- Continuing to deliver our environmental sustainability policy.
- Embedding continuous learning opportunities for our teams, so we all speak with an expert voice on meningitis.
- Diversifying our Medical Advisory Group and staff team and provide tailored training to our Board of Trustees.