A focus on the initial, acute phase of IMD diagnosis and management, including challenges in diagnosis and the complex management of a patient hospitalized with IMD from diverse perspectives

The impact and burden of IMD and its potential long-term sequelae, highlighting the significant burden of the consequences of IMD on the patient, family and healthcare professional

A focus on the possible longer term impact of IMD on different age groups, emphasizing the long-term challenges for the patient and family and the need for multidisciplinary management

A look into the future regarding challenges in preventing meningitis, including progress in the WHO goals to defeat meningitis and reducing vaccine inequity

A focus on the impact of childhood IMD, including challenges in diagnosis and management of young patients and the significant burden on survivors and their families

A focus on the impact of IMD in the senior populations, including trends in epidemiology, challenges in diagnosis and the need to raise awareness of the disease in this vulnerable age group

A focus on the risk of IMD at mass gatherings, including Neisseria meningitidis transmission dynamics and real-world lessons learned from Hajj and Umrah, emphasising the continuing need for IMD prevention in crowded settings

A focus on the impact of IMD in the young and the continuing need for prevention, including the challenges for survivors and their caregivers and the role of adolescents and young adults in the everchanging epidemiology of the disease