World AUTOimmune & AUTOinflammatory Arthritis Day

🧡🌍 Today, we join the global community in recognising World AUTOimmune & AUTOinflammatory Arthritis Day (AiArthritis Day), organised by the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis).

This year’s campaign focuses on the theme #MyAiArthritisDisease, putting the spotlight on the lived experiences of people affected by autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis conditions.

💡 Every story matters. By sharing personal experiences, patients help raise awareness, improve understanding, strengthen advocacy efforts, and support research into diseases that are still too often overlooked or misunderstood.

🏎️ The 2026 campaign also encourages people around the world to help “FUEL awareness” and “DRIVE support” through community fundraising activities and social media engagement, reminding us that awareness grows strongest when people come together.

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory arthritis diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, lupus, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, can affect far more than joints alone. Fatigue, chronic pain, invisible symptoms, and delayed diagnoses continue to impact millions of people worldwide.

At the ENDOTARGET EU Project, we are committed to advancing research on chronic inflammation and the gut–joint axis to better understand these complex diseases and support more personalised prevention and treatment approaches.

🤝 Today is about visibility, community, and listening to the people behind the diagnoses.

Learn more about the campaign here: https://www.aiarthritis.org/waiad-sm