Support group news
News from national endometriosis organisations from around the world.
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The ERC is pleased to announce that it has centralised and revamped its various awareness campaigns under one programme, in order to streamline and revitalise its efforts.
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Ailsa Irving, founder of the National Endometriosis Society in the UK, shares memories on the 25th anniversary of the charity (now Endometriosis UK).
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The very first meeting of Endometriosis de Puerto Rico was held on 26 March 2006 with Senator Lucy Arce presenting Dr Idhaliz Flores with a declaration for endometriosis awareness!
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Endometriosis Awareness Week was kicked off ouside the UK Parliament at noon on Monday 6 March with a communal SCREAM, symbolic of he pain each woman with endometriosis has to endure and demonstrating their frustration at a lack of funding and action from the government.
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Jacqueline Veit (co-founder/president of Associazione Italiana Endometriosi was received at the Senate for an audience as part of the investigation currently underway on the issue of endometriosis as a social disease.
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First ever conference to address endometriosis as a social disease takes place in Rome in June 2005. Giorgio Vittori, Jacqueline Veit, and Lone Hummelshoj make their case for investment into the disease.
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Endometriosis Support Groups in Europe simultaneous arranged awareness and informational events across Europe.
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Ros Wood celebrates 21 years of achievements for the Endometriosis Association Victoria (Australia), including helplines, research, information, first ever endometriosis clinic, and the book Explaining Endometriosis.
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The European Endometriosis Alliance (EEA) was founded in October 2004 and is an umbrella organistion for national endometriosis support organisations in Europe.