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ME Awareness Month

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ME Awareness ribbon

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Month or ME/CFS Awareness Month is on May each year, with May 12th being International ME Awareness Day[1][2]

ME Awareness Month theme

The color blue is used for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) awareness.[1]

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Millions Missing protests

The Millions Missing protests are held worldwide every May, in addition to one-off events on different dates in the year. The #millionsmissing events use the colors red, white, and black, which are the colors of it's founding organization, the The MEAction Network.[2] Millions Missing originally began with worldwide protests on May 25th, 2016.[3]

See also
Millions Missing.

History

ME Awareness Month was started in May 2006 by the British charity Invest in ME Research.[4][5] International ME Awareness Day, May 12th, was already well established by 2006, with ME Awareness Week being the week of May 12th each year.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 May 12th International Awareness Day (April 29, 2015). "CIND Illnesses". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CDC (May 11, 2020). "ME/CFS". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Millions Missing protests. "Press Release - #MillionsMissing Day of Protest on May 25th". #MEAction. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Invest in ME Research. "ME Awareness Month 2018". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Let's Do It for ME (April 27, 2019). "May ME Awareness Month". Let's Do It for ME. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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