Global meningitis deaths remain high despite progress since 1990

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260327/Global-meningitis-deaths-remain-high-despite-progress-since-1990.aspx In 2023, globally 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although death and infection rates have declined significantly since 1990, progress is insufficient to meet the WHO targets of a 50% reduction in infections and 70% reduction in deaths by 2030.