Consider the following statements about Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis:1. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. 2. It aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis by 2040.3. It aims to reduce deaths by 70 per cent and halve the number of cases by 2030.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

The Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 was recently released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners.

This is the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis.
It aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis and to reduce deaths by 70 per cent and halve the number of cases.
Significance: The strategy could save more than 200,000 lives annually and significantly reduce disability caused by the disease.

About Meningitis

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
It is predominantly caused by bacterial and viral infection.
Meningitis caused by bacterial infection causes around 250,000 deaths a year and can lead to fast-spreading epidemics.
It kills a tenth of those infected — mostly children and young people — and leaves a fifth with long-lasting disability.

Source: EPIC October 2021