NOVEMBER 2012

The 2012 Meningitis Association Scotland Ball was a great success with over £10,000 raised for the charity.

Thanks to everyone who was involved and for your support. Look forward to seeing you all next year.

SEPTEMBER 2011

The 2011 Meningitis Association Scotland Ball is fast approaching and tickets are selling out fast.

Join us for a great night out on the 5th November 2011.

Click here for more information.

AUGUST 2011

We've been adding a lot of new information to the website about Meningitis and our support of research projects recently.

A lot of the new information is on the research page, which includes details on the Haemodialfiltration Unit Machine that we donated to Yorkhill Hospital. Tied in with that your can also read more about the Haemo–Diafiltration process (complete with diagrams).

Additional information has been added about the long term effects of Meningitis and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and considerations for pregnant women.

FEBRUARY 2011

Meningitis Association Scotland will be attending the Scottish Baby and Toddler Show at the SECC, Glasgow. The event will be held on Fri 29th April, Saturday 30th April and Sunday the 1st of May 2011.

Come along and see some wonderful stands but, most importantly for all pregnant women, find out about the Strep 'B' test that can be made available during your pregnancy. It is crucial that you know about this as it could just save your babies life.

More information on the show can be found at: www.thescottishbabyandtoddlershow.com

JUNE 2009

Eileen McKiernan, Founder and Chief Executive for Meningitis Association Scotland, has been awarded an MBE for Voluntary Services to Healthcare.

The former Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year, has worked tirelessly to raise funds for research into the disease. Her involvement began after the tragic loss of her own son Lee McKiernan aged 17.

"I don't campaign to win awards like this, I do it for other reasons" said Mrs McKiernan. "I'm absolutely honoured and thrilled. It's a great testament to the scientists and physicians working in this fieldT

The full Queens birthday honours list can be downloaded from the DirectGov website.

Bolivia Trip 2007

A major undertaking for this year will be a 2-month trip to Bolivia by Dr Matthew Diggle with Dr Donald Inverarity.

• The aims for the trip are to help understand the disease in Boliva
• and to train local people in its treatment & diagnosis

While in Bolivia, Dr Diggle will be maintaining a blog (as much as possible) where you can keep up to date on the latest developments. Read the blog here...

Read more about the trip here ...

OCTOBER 1999

Visit to Edinburgh University

Meningitis Association Scotland arranged a visit to Edinburgh University to be shown first hand the great research being carried out there.

Read more about the visit here...

New Website Launched

There will be lots more news to follow, with so much going on, but we are very pleased to launch our new website.

Watch this space for news coming soon...