From the WHP annual calendar · Wednesday, May 12, 2027
International ME/CFS Awareness Day
Awareness day on ME/CFS, a serious illness with severe exhaustion that gets worse after exertion. ME/CFS can also develop after a COVID-19 infection (long COVID) – it often hits people in the middle of their working lives.
Idea to get started
Inform managers and HR: what is ME/CFS, and why does "pulling yourself together" not help? Explain the way back to work through BEM (Germany's statutory workplace reintegration process): gradual return, working from home, breaks, fewer hours. Name a contact person.
Did you know?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 140,000 to 310,000 people in Germany had ME/CFS. The number has probably risen since, because some people with long COVID also meet the criteria.
Source: IQWiG, ME/CFS: Der aktuelle Kenntnisstand (Abschlussbericht, 2023)
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