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Become a member/sponsor - Meningitis Association of South AfricaWe are a newly Non Profit Organisation and are looking for members and sponsors. We are a newly Non Profit Organisation and are looking for members and sponsors. For a donation of just R350, you can become a M.A.S.A Life member...or become an ordinary member for R35 per year. Become a Member or Life Member Meningitis may not boast the global scale or mortality rate of AIDS or malaria, but it's no trifle. The disease - which infects the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord - kills thousands every year; the particularly violent epidemic of 1996-1997 caused 250 000 cases and led to 25 000 deaths in the meningitis belt.But it leaves its mark in other ways as well. Of those who survive infections, thousands - 10-20% of those infected - are left deaf, retarded or disabled.
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