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]The '''Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS''' (Swiss Association for ME & CFS) is a non-profit organisation. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Zuich, Switzerland. The German Association is run by dedicated volunteers.
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The '''Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS''' (Swiss Association for ME & CFS) is a non-profit organisation. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Zuich, Switzerland. The Swiss Association is run by dedicated volunteers.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sgme.ch/impressum/|title=Impressum|website=Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS|access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sgme.ch/impressum/|title=Impressum|website=Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS|access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>


==Aims==
==Aims==
The Swiss Association is committed to ensuring that ME is recognised as a physical illness in Switzerland and that adequate medical, nursing and social care can be guaranteed for those affected. They aim to educate both the general population and health professionals about ME and CFS, inform them about international scientific and health policy news concerning ME and CFS and create awareness for the currently still very difficult situation of those affected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sgme.ch/willkommen-bei-der-schweizerischen-gesellschaft-fuer-me-cfs/|title=Über die SGME|website=Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS|access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
The Swiss Association is committed to ensuring that ME is recognised as a physical illness in Switzerland and that adequate medical, nursing and social care can be guaranteed for those affected. They aim to educate both the general population and health professionals about ME and CFS, inform them about international scientific and health policy news concerning ME and CFS and create awareness for the currently still very difficult situation of those affected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sgme.ch/willkommen-bei-der-schweizerischen-gesellschaft-fuer-me-cfs/|title=Über die SGME|website=Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS|access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
==Events==
The society started as a loose collective of patients and caregivers who organised a screening of Unrest in Bern and one in Zurich.
==Interviews and media reports==
* June 2019, annabelle: [https://www.annabelle.ch/leben/ich-brenne-f%C3%BCr-leben-49465/ "Ich brenne für das Leben"] 
* December 2019, Tsüri: [https://tsri.ch/zh/krankheit-niemand-kennt-me-cfs-chronische-erkrankung-chronic-fatique-syndrome/?fbclid=IwAR2ON4L3N-Bzk5-6vO4b9flsKNyWJOZvhJtBY5D-6hGbr4IBdsB7kQmtP3I/ "Die Krankheit, die niemand kennt"]
* February 2020, Tages-Anzeiger: [https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/stadt/sie-ist-gefangen-in-ihrer-eigenen-wohnung/story/28476567?fbclid=IwAR1hxH5OhTCBNwJv5pFNjQn3EIU8nkBTcokMMHbGY3zrRXMIgK5NWT0g4Zg/ "Sie ist gefangen in ihrer eigenen Wohnung"]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:39, July 22, 2021

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The Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS (Swiss Association for ME & CFS) is a non-profit organisation. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Zuich, Switzerland. The Swiss Association is run by dedicated volunteers. [1]

Aims[edit | edit source]

The Swiss Association is committed to ensuring that ME is recognised as a physical illness in Switzerland and that adequate medical, nursing and social care can be guaranteed for those affected. They aim to educate both the general population and health professionals about ME and CFS, inform them about international scientific and health policy news concerning ME and CFS and create awareness for the currently still very difficult situation of those affected.[2]

Events[edit | edit source]

The society started as a loose collective of patients and caregivers who organised a screening of Unrest in Bern and one in Zurich.

Interviews and media reports[edit | edit source]


References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Impressum". Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. "Über die SGME". Schweizerische Gesellschaft für ME & CFS. Retrieved July 22, 2021.