COMO Members - Country - Australia

Dr. Robert Booy - MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD, FRACP, FRCPCH

(USA)
Dr. Booy has been advising meningitis organizations across Australia for the past 3 years. He has spoken twice at the Amanda Young Foundation, a non-profit community organization dedicated to reducing deaths from meningococcal disease in Western Australia, and also at a dinner for the Violet Foundation, another group that is raising awareness about meningococcal disease. In the United Kingdom, Dr. Booy served from 1995-2005 as a media contact; a member of the Scientific Board of the Meningitis Trust; and a panelist for the scientific officer for the Meningitis Research Foundation, which led to the appointment of Linda Glennie.

Meningitis Centre

(Australia)
http://www.meningitis.com.au/
Founded in 1992 by a group of concerned parents and health professionals, the Meningitis Centre is a parent led organisation that provides information and resources to further the vital public awareness issues relating to meningitis. The Centre seeks primarily to raise awareness of meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis, but also provides information on other types of meningitis. It also offers support services to families who have experienced meningitis.