#WorldMEday 2022
The World ME Alliance, a collaborative of national organisations from across the globe, is launching World ME Day on 12th May this year.
All organisations everywhere are invited to join this effort to raise awareness and campaign together on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on a common theme.
The theme for the first year of World ME Day is #LearnFromME
WAMES is proud to be a partner in the World ME Day initiative.
By working with others round the world we aim to raise the profile of ME at home and abroad, especially by making the voice of people with ME heard in global institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO).
What’s different about a World Day?
This campaigning day follows in the footsteps of other successful initiatives such as World Cancer Day and World MS Day. By focusing on one specific day, and sharing materials, logos and content, these campaigns have grown to have a major impact.
The aim is to create a shared library of resources that all organisations can use to promote their own work around World ME Day. This will demonstrate the incredible global collaboration and unity that the ME community can achieve.
Why May 12th?
May 12th has been designated as ME Awareness Day or International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) since 1992. The CIND illnesses include Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
May 12th honours the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. She established the Nightingale Training School, despite being virtually bedridden with an illness resembling ME/CFS.
Find out more about the campaign by visiting the World ME Day website
National Organisations are invited to join the World ME Alliance but anyone can join in World ME Day! [8 languages so far!]
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