World MS Day brings the global MS community together on 30 May to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

MS is the most common acquired chronic neurological disease ,
As yet, there is no cure.
There is no known single cause of MS, but many genetic and environmental factors have been shown to contribute to its development.
In MS, the body’s own immune system mistakenly attacks and damages the fatty material – called myelin – around the nerves. Myelin is important for protecting and insulating nerves so that the electrical messages that the brain sends to the rest of the body, travel quickly and efficiently.

• Nearly 3 million people live with MS worldwide.
• There are more than 33,300 Australians living with MS.
• Average age of diagnosis is between 20-40 years.
• 3 out of 4 Australians diagnosed with MS are women.
• MS affects more young adults than any other acquired chronic neurological disease.

• Get Involved :
• Volunteer.
• Raise Awareness .
• Donate.

For more information,visit:https://www.msaustralia.org.au/supports-and-services/

Food Allergy Week aims to raise awareness of food allergy including anaphylaxis. During Food Allergy Week, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia is calling on all Australians to unite to help increase awareness and share information on what we can all do to improve safety for people who live with food allergies.

The theme for Food Allergy Week 2024 is: When eating out, Always Ask, Always Tell

1. Australia has one of the highest rates of food allergies in the world, with more than 1.5 million Australians living with a food allergy.
2. We also have one of the highest rates of hospital anaphylaxis admissions in the world.
3. There has been a 51% increase in anaphylaxis presentations to emergency departments in a 5-year period, growing to more than 11,500 per year.

Get Involved :

• Paint one nail
• Donate to the foundation
• Raise awareness on social media
• Volunteer

For more information,visit :https://allergyfacts.org.au/faw-get-involved

• Thyroid is a gland in your neck that helps control many important functions of your body.
• You can experience a range of health problems. if your thyroid becomes overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism),
• Once diagnosed, most thyroid problems can usually be treated effectively.

This year’s Theme: Thyroid Diseases are NCDs

• Worldwide 1.6 billion people are thought to be at risk of thyroid disorder.
• 1 in 8 women will develop thyroid disorder in their lifetime.
• 30,000 babies born with Congenital Hypothyroidism go undetected and untreated every year.

Get involved by:

• Making a donation
• Promote awareness and understanding of thyroid disorders and their complications.
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media

For more Information ,visit: https://thyroid-fed.org/international-thyroid-awareness-week-3/

National Palliative Care Week (NPCW), held from 19-25 May 2024, is Australia’s largest annual awareness raising initiative held increase understanding of the many benefits of palliative care.

During this week PCNSW will be showing support for the incredible work of palliative care nurses, doctors, allied health workers, carers and volunteers across NSW.

Palliative care is person and family-centred care provided for a person with an active, progressive, advanced disease, who has little or no prospect of cure and who is expected to die, and for whom the primary goal is to optimise the quality of life.

For help and information ask your:

• Doctor
• Aboriginal Health Worker
• Hospital Liaison Officer
• Nurse

Get involved this May by:

• Raising Awareness on social media.
• Getting a conversation going in the community
• Volunteering with the foundation
• Donating

For more information, visit: https://palliativecare.org.au/

International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated on 12 May each year and a theme is chosen by ICN – a federation of more than 130 national nursing associations around the world, representing the over 28 million nurses working worldwide.

The economic power of care which creates healthy people and societies and drives healthy economies, will be highlighted by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) on International Nurses’ Day (IND) 2024 under the theme: Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care.

Get involved by:

• Making a donation
• Showing your appreciation to the nurses in your local community
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media

For more information ,visit:https://www.icn.ch/news/international-nurses-day-2024-theme-announced-our-nurses-our-future-economic-power-care

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years.

Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus, a potentially fatal autoimmune disease . Lupus affects people in all parts of the world. While some groups of people develop lupus more frequently than others, lupus develops in people of all ages, races, ethnicities and genders.

Get involved by :

• Wear your favorite purple items on May 10 to raise awareness
• Join the global lupus community to share your lupus story on social media, and post images of our lupus facts along with sample messages located on this toolkit webpage. Use the hashtags #WorldLupusDay and #MakeLupusVisible
• Raise awareness on social media

For more information ,visit:https://worldlupusday.org/

The theme of the event this year is ”Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All.”

With an estimated 100 million people worldwide carrying genes responsible for thalassaemia, and more than 300,000 babies born annually with severe forms of the disease, International Thalassaemia Day is a powerful call to raise awareness about this condition and its impact while celebrating the solidarity of the resilient thalassaemia community worldwide.

80% of these people live in low and middle-income countries and face many and multiple unmet needs and persisting challenges with regards to the health, social and other care they receive.

To get involved :

• Donate to the foundation
• Raise awareness on social media
• Host an event
• Volunteer

For more information,visit:https://thalassaemia.org.cy/itd2024/

This World Asthma Day, we’ll be talking about this year’s theme “Asthma Care For All”

Get involved :

• Raising awareness in family,friends and social media
• Volunteer
• Donate to the Foundation

For more information ,visit :https://asthma.org.au/about-asthma/