India, April 10 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever global guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of meningitis. These guidelines are based on the latest research and aim to reduce the number of deaths and cases of disability caused by the disease.
Meningitis can affect people of all ages and in any part of the world, but low- and middle-income countries are most severely impacted. One of the worst-affected areas is a region in sub-Saharan Africa known as the 'meningitis belt,' which experiences frequent and severe outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis.
Among the different forms of the disease, bacterial meningitis is the most serious and can lead to death within just 24 hours. In 2019, there were...