Meningitis in your words

Christina, from Ndirande in Malawi, describes when her five-year-old son Bright had meningitis in 2015.

Margareta from Ndirande in Malawi talks about her nine-year-old daughter Annie's diagnosis with meningitis and hospital recovery.

Chisomo from Chemusa in Malawi talks about her five-year-old daughter Yasinta's admission to hospital with meningitis.

Elube from Mbayani in Malawi shares how her six-week-old daughter Talandila became ill with suspected meningitis in 2014.

Adele from Malawi talks about how her 14-year-old son Sautso contracted meningitis and malaria in 2014.

Asiyatu tells the story of her newborn daughter Sherifa’s admission to hospital with meningitis.

Gloria from Blantyre in Malawi tells us how the niece she looks after was diagnosed with meningitis in October 2014.

Flora from Blantyre tells us how her son Hestings contracted meningitis when he was two months old in November 2014.

Malita, from Mdeka, tells us how her ten-year-old son Gift was treated for both meningitis and malaria in March 2014.

Joyce from Blantyre, Malawi talks from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital about her eight-year-old daughter Caroline's meningitis diagnosis.

Ruth from Blantyre, Malawi talks about her six-month-old son Brian's diagnosis of meningitis in 2014, and the after-effects of the disease.

Malice, from Ndirande in Malawi, shares how three-month-old daughter Faith became ill in May 2015.