WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 26/04/2010
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OPIN-2010-0021 - World Meningitis Day
Raised By:
Nick Ramsay
Subscribers:
Darren Millar 28/04/2010
Peter Black 28/04/2010
Andrew RT Davies 28/04/2010
Nick Bourne 28/04/2010
Paul Davies 29/04/2010
Eleanor Burnham 29/04/2010
Kirsty Williams 29/04/2010
Jonathan Morgan 29/04/2010
Alun Davies 29/04/2010
Mohammad Asghar 04/05/2010
Lorraine Barrett 04/05/2010
Trish Law 04/05/2010
Mark Isherwood 04/05/2010
Angela Burns 06/05/2010
David Melding 11/05/2010
Bethan Jenkins 12/05/2010
Rhodri Glyn Thomas 12/05/2010
Dai Lloyd 12/05/2010
Gareth Jones 12/05/2010
Leanne Wood 12/05/2010
Helen Mary Jones 12/05/2010
Chris Franks 12/05/2010
Nerys Evans 12/05/2010
William Graham 13/05/2010
Mick Bates 02/07/2010
World Meningitis Day
This Assembly:
• Welcomes the 2nd Annual World Meningitis Day on 24th April 2010;
• Notes that there are an estimated 3,500 cases of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia every year in the UK and Republic of Ireland;
• Recognises that there is no vaccine to prevent all strains of the disease;
• Notes that there are approximately 1.2 million cases of bacterial meningitis worldwide and 256,000 deaths due to the disease; and
• Applauds the work of the Meningitis Research Foundation in its aim to create greater awareness about Meningitis and its symptoms.