Public Health

Majority of people think it is impossible to forecast how the virus is spreading.

On average, people underestimate deaths from heart disease by almost three times.

A poll of 8 countries shows strong support for actions including travel bans and quarantines to control the virus.

What disruptive trends will shape the healthcare landscape of the future? What will companies need to do to facilitate successful delivery of value and access?

Four in five say mental health as important as physical – but just one in five think NHS treats it that way. The research, by Ipsos and the Policy Institute at King’s College London, reveals attitudes towards mental health around the world.

While meningococcal meningitis is relatively uncommon, it is unpredictable, may progress very rapidly and can lead to death in as little as 24 hours of first symptoms.^1,2
According to one study, the bacteria that can cause the disease are carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx of up to almost one in four (24%) 19-year-olds; although for most it will not cause the disease.³