Blog: “We are gathered here to launch a milestone”
Read about the launch of the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean region’s framework for defeating meningitis.
“The successful implementation of the road map will depend, first and foremost, on regional and country engagement and political willingness to defeat meningitis.”
Defeating Meningitis by 2030 a global road map, page 6.
When countries approved the Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 at the World Health Assembly, they committed to achieve its aims and make meningitis a political priority.
2025 marks the halfway point to the Road Map’s goal of defeating meningitis by 2030. It is time for governments to honour their commitment to protect and save lives from this deadly and debilitating disease.
The road map calls on all countries to develop and implement a tailored plan for meningitis. Responding the country’s specific needs and circumstances, each plan should consider how to improve meningitis prevention, diagnosis, treatment and aftercare.
We believe that it is essential for governments to meaningfully involve civil society advocates in every step of the national plans process, from development through to implementation.
National plans should also be guided by regional frameworks. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that each region of the world develops an implementation framework. Regional frameworks ensure that the WHO’s Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 is translated into guidance which truly recognises each region’s own unique disease burden, community need, healthcare landscape and political situation. Regional frameworks in turn support governments to develop relevant national plans.
This new Race to 2030 project is designed to provide key information on national plans, and how you can play a role in their creation and delivery.
Now is the time for action
Quick-read: What is a national plan?
Learn more about plans, who creates them and what is included.
Quick read: What is a regional framework?
Learn more about regional frameworks and their role in defeating meningitis.
Blog: “We stop being just numbers when we exercise our right to speak”
Hear from CoMO members Associação Brasileira de Combate à Meningite about their involvement in Brazil’s national plan.
Find out if your country has a national plan
Explore the Meningitis Progress Tracker to find estimates about meningitis in your country and region.
The Global Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030
Read the World Health Organization’s ambitious plan.
Developing national meningitis plans: an operational manual
Read the WHO’s guidance for governments on creating national plans.
Blog: My journey in the Race to 2030
CoMO regional coordinator for Africa, Omorodion Rhoda, shares her experience of engaging with the road map, including in the launch of the regional framework for Africa.