From the WHP annual calendar · Tuesday, October 12, 2027
World Rheumatism Day
Awareness day organized by the German Rheumatism League to raise awareness about rheumatic diseases.
Idea to get started
Info mailer on early symptoms (joint pain, morning stiffness); highlight the company's ergonomic consultation offering.
Did you know?
- with musculoskeletal conditions
- 17M
- of them inflammatory rheumatic
- 1.8M
About 17 million people in Germany live with painful musculoskeletal conditions. Around 1.8 million of them have an inflammatory rheumatic disease.
Source: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie / DRFZ, „Rheuma in Zahlen 2026“
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