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Thursday, 11 May 2023
Dear colleagues,
"Do you feel invisible too?". This question is urgently posed by this year's edition of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Awareness Week, whose current events focus on "invisible" rheumatic diseases in the workplace.
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are the leading cause of disability worldwide: they account for 20% of all medical visits, 30% of all absences from work, 50% of long-term functional disability and 25% of prescriptions for medication. According to official European statistics, more than 100 000 people in Cyprus suffer from chronic rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, with many cases still undiagnosed.
The information and awareness week, whose events started this year on May 4 and will end on the 14th, is an annual initiative of the Cyprus Rheumatology Association, which, as a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organisation, has been providing valuable support, education, treatment and rehabilitation services since 1984 and is at the forefront of claiming the rights of patients diagnosed with rheumatic diseases. Its vision is the inclusion, accessibility and safeguarding of the rights of rheumatic patients at every level of private and public life.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As the House of Representatives, we are committed to continuously monitoring accessibility policies, promoting all necessary legislation and substantially supporting the struggle of the Cyprus Rheumatology Association. In a pluralistic, egalitarian and non-discriminatory society, information and awareness are key to the acceptance of diversity and a collective and institutional obligation.
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