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Migraine Awareness Week
Every year The Migraine Trust promotes Migraine Awareness Week to raise general awareness of migraine as a serious public health issue.
Migraine affects 1 in 7 people, that's over eight million people in the United Kingdom alone, making it more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined. The World Health Organisation recognises migraine as one of the most disabling lifetime conditions yet awareness and understanding is low.
Migraine Awareness Week, 2 - 8 September 2012
Migraine is a complex neurological disorder with no known cause or cure. Unfortunately many people will suffer from migraine for years throughout their life negatively impacting upon their work, family and social lives.
As in previous years, The Migraine Trust is distributing posters and leaflets throughout the UK as well as utilising social media and press coverage to promote Migraine Awareness Week 2012. We need your help to raise awareness so please get involved.
Migraine awareness in the workplace
The Migraine Trust is running an employment campaign throughout 2012 to highlight how having migraine can affect people at work. You can use Migraine Awareness Week as an opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of migraine where you work.
Why not request materials to make a display, promote Migraine Awareness Week via your intranet or hold a fundraising dress down day to get people talking about migraine. If you'd like to discuss your ideas with us you can contact us here.
Keep informed
To keep up to date with our Migraine Awareness Week activities you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to our ebulletin in the footer section of this page.
Please contact us if you have questions or suggestions.
Become a media volunteer
If you have migraine, you can help us raise awareness of the condition and the impact it has on real people by sharing your experiences as a media volunteer for The Migraine Trust.
Migraine Awareness Week 2011
Migraine Awareness Week ran from 4 - 10 September in 2011. Thank you to everyone who got involved and helped us to display thousands of posters and leaflets in workplaces, local GP surgeries, schools and public libraries. We look forward to an even bigger and better Migraine Awareness Week in 2012.
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