SCAB Pharmacy Limited๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ โ a reminder that meningitis can strike anyone, anywhere, and can kill within 24 hours. It also leaves many survivors with lifelong disability. This yearโs theme, โUnited in the race to defeat meningitis,โ calls for global partnerships to reach the WHO goal of defeating meningitis by 2030.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐:
- 2019: 1.6 million cases and 236,000 deaths worldwide. Infants and young children are most affected.
- In WHO SouthโEast Asia: ~27% of global cases, ~19% of deaths; attack rate โ 7.6 per 100,000; CFR โ 18%.
- Vaccines protect against the main bacterial causes: meningococcus, pneumococcus and Hib. Hib vaccine is in all regional countries; PCV and meningococcal vaccines are expanding.
- Prevention needs high vaccine coverage (โฅ90%), better surveillance, improved diagnostics, timely treatment, and support for survivors.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐:
- Check that you and your family are up to date on Hib, pneumococcal (PCV) and meningococcal vaccines.
- Know the warning signs: sudden high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting, confusion, sensitivity to light, and seizures โ seek emergency care immediately.
- Share accurate information and encourage vaccination in your community.
- Support survivors and families who face long-term effects.
We can reduce deaths and disability by acting together โ awareness, vaccination and prompt care save lives.
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