In 2022 I will be climbing Machu Picchu. My climb is in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation; a charity which aims to research and raise awareness of two serious diseases, Meningitis and Septicaemia. 

Shockingly, meningitis and neonatal sepsis are the second biggest infectious killer of children under the age of five on the planet, affecting more than 5 million people every year! They can kill you within 12 hours and are responsible for more deaths of children under 5 than malaria, measles, tetanus and AIDS combined. 

Meningitis Research Foundations work is providing better access to vaccines, health systems that can diagnose and treat children, and support to survivors of meningitis. Thanks to your support they've pioneered a global roadmap, bringing together global expertise to defeat meningitis by 2030. 

Here you can see just how much your donations will affect those in need:

1. - £8 per month gives 100 doctors tools to help diagnose meningitis
2. - £10 per month provides answers by testing 8 teenagers for the presence of viruses
3. - £20 helps alert 1,000 students to the importance of meningitis vaccination
4. - £20 pays for support to a family that's been affected
5. - £100 provides 20 information packs to GP surgeries and healthcare professionals
6. - £2,000 supports researchers delivering new vaccine trials 

It's time to make meningitis a global health priority, you can do this today by donating using the give now button.