This week is #ITPAwarenessWeek, where we help to raise awareness for patients living with the rare blood autoimmune disease #ImmuneThrombocytopenia or ITP. A rare disease where the body’s immune system attacks platelets. Platelets assist the blood in clotting, and ITP Patients have a low platelet count. ITP impacts approx. 1 in 10,000 Australians; it affects […]
20 October 2023 marks the 6th International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day. This year over 100 landmarks and venues across Australia will light up purple around Awareness Day to raise awareness of Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases – a broad family of rare diseases that can be life threatening and are very often […]
World Encephalitis Day (Thursday, 22nd of February 2024) is part of Encephalitis International’s ongoing mission to raise awareness of the devastating neurological condition known as encephalitis. Despite affecting more than 500,000 people globally each year, encephalitis remains relatively unknown when compared to other neurological conditions. The prevalence of encephalitis is rising not only in Australia […]
