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Protecting Our Tomorrows: Portraits of Meningococcal Disease is a global awareness project, sponsored by GSK (www.gsk.com). The project aims to broaden awareness of the importance of meningococcal disease prevention and empower parents to ask their healthcare provider about the threat of meningococcal disease and about vaccination options to help protect their children. Through use of thought-provoking and inspiring photographs captured by world-renowned photographer and children’s advocate Anne Geddes (AnneGeddes.com), the project highlights the impact this sudden, aggressive disease can have on survivors and families. Through close work with various regional advocacy organizations around the world, and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) (CoMOMeningitis.org) on a global level, Protecting Our Tomorrows tells the powerful stories of survival and loss, while illustrating the disease in a way that has never been done before: celebrating beauty and strength. As global ambassador, Anne Geddes traveled the world through spring 2014 to capture these inspirational images. The complete image collection features 15 participants from eight countries (Australia, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States) and was made available to the public in an eBook on World Meningitis Day, April 24, 2014.

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