Worldwide, five million people live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). World IBD Day is marked on 19 May each year. World IBD Day is led by patient organisations representing 35 countries on four continents from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, 28 European nations through the umbrella organisation EFCCA, Israel, Japan, New Zealand to the United States of America.

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World IBD day is observed on 19th May every year in all countries and continents. IBD stands for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and on the similar lines this special day is dedicated to the IBD patients and their supporters. All the related organizations join hands to make the day a grand success and raise the underlying issues globally. They try to create more clarity about the subsequent effects of such diseases and their repercussions. There are more than 5 million people across the globe that are affected with such problems. Doctors and professionals organize various seminars to tell the society about the crucial diseases related to IBD and try to make the society healthy, fit and independent. The various research reports from the member countries show that these chronic diseases are spreading with a fast speed.

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