Meningitis Now is a national charity based in the United Kingdom.
It was established in 1999 to fund a £500,000 dedicated meningitis research laboratory in the School of Medical Sciences at University of Bristol.
Once this project was completed, the charity decided to focus solely on funding research into a preventative vaccine for all forms of meningitis.
[2] Medical research is still at the heart of what they do, together with awareness raising and support.
Among the charity's patrons are:[3] • Lord Darzi • The Duchess of Edinburgh • Andrew Harvey • Lord Williams of Oystermouth • Ken Loach • Lisa Snowdon • Ian Rush MBE • Joanna Trollope CBE • Denis Law • Joe Swash