For World ME Day 2025, the ME Association has signed a joint statement to support people with ME and Long Covid.
Key Messages
- Today, on World ME Day, we stand with people affected by ME to deliver a simple message to the UK government: after generations of neglect and empty promises, now is the time for action.
- The UK’s ME community faces a twofold threat: the loss of critical welfare benefits, and a lack of meaningful treatments to pave their way back to work.
- Next month the government will publish a new Delivery Plan for ME. Yet, with no targeted funding committed, it is on course to be another missed opportunity.
- While the UK’s economic context is challenging, government is about choices. We’re asking the UK government to stand with us and back the Delivery Plan with the resources it deserves.
Further information
The MEA writes to Ashley Dalton MP – the DHSC minister in charge of the DHSC Delivery Plan | March 12, 2025
New collaborative campaign launched calling for an ME/CFS, Long Covid and Post-Infectious Disease research platform | April 22, 2025