Engaging the Donor Engaging the Donor CommunityCommunityThe MERIT Experience

Dr. David Rogers, Health and Climate Foundation

MENINGITIS RISK MENINGITIS RISK REDUCTIONREDUCTION

Brief overview of the MERIT Project

Meningitis Epidemic Risk Meningitis Epidemic Risk FactorsFactors

PartnershipPartnership

Treating MeningitisTreating Meningitis

CAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGWhat is Needed Now and GEO’s Role

Building Capacity – Building Capacity – Delivering Public Health Delivering Public Health BenefitsBenefits

€ 1.5M for Infrastructure(IT donors; e.g., Google, Packard)

MERIT research and development – various sources of funding(Nat research councils, EU, donors)

Possibly GATESFoundation

National budgets + donor supportfor education and Training(Possibly HCF and IFRC)

“Aid agencies”and possibly privateinsurance

GEO RoleGEO Role