World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day, also known as World IBD Day, is an annual event to raise awareness of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease.[1] The day is coordinated by the European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA). It was created in 2010 during Digestive Disease Week in the United States[2] and takes place on 19 May.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day shows 'not every disability is visible'". ITV News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "19 May, World IBD Day - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis". World IBD Day, 19th May. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating the "Invisible Heroes" of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Community". www.pfizer.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "World IBD Day - 19 May 2019". www.wales.nhs.uk. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Wake up Europe—it's World IBD Day!". United European Gastroenterology. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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