World ME Day takes place on May 12th to raise awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a debilitating and often misunderstood illness. This year, organizations from around the world have come together to host events and activities to support those living with ME and promote understanding and action on a global…
Final call-to-action for World ME Day 2023. Follow Holly's example and tell the world what happens when pushing harder makes you sicker for World ME Day. https://youtu.be/EWrA7_zvf8U ME, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, is a debilitating disease that affects millions of people worldwide. One of the most debilitating symptoms of ME is…
Share the reality of how pushing harder can make you sicker. The WOrld ME Alliance and it's members are calling on all people with ME and carers to demonstrate the reality of living with ME for World ME Day 2023. Let's make post-exertional malaise visible. When it comes to ME,…
We are excited to announce the launch of our new factsheet on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with a particular focus on post-exertional malaise (PEM). Available in four languages, we hope this resource will help build a basic understanding of ME across borders. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome…
To mark World Health Day, and with just over one month to go until World ME Day, we are launching our next resource! Are you interested in helping to raise awareness for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a chronic and disabling disease that affects millions of people worldwide? If so, you're invited…
As we approach World ME Day on May 12th, the World ME Alliance is excited to announce the launch of six new graphics that explore different aspects of post-exertional malaise (PEM). These graphics are available for download and use by anyone, with the aim of raising awareness about the impact…
We are thrilled to announce that Millions Missing Mexico, a voluntary organisation dedicated to raising awareness about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and supporting patients, has joined the World ME Alliance as its 22nd member and the first member from Latin America. Millions Missing Mexico was founded in 2018 by a group…
Following our letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighting critical gaps in their “Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities”, we have met with officials to discuss our recommendations. This was a positive discussion on the importance of including those with energy limiting disabilities in global health…
The theme for World ME Day 2023 will be the hallmark symptom of ME: post-exertional malaise. The campaign is all about changing the narrative, so that globally people begin to understand this disease more accurately. That’s why our tagline this year is “ME: the disease where pushing harder can make…
On the 2nd December 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an important global report on health equity for persons with disabilities. The report is based upon the principle that persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. It demonstrates that…