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Dec 2, 2025
World AS Day 2026: Save the Date
Save the Date: Saturday 2 May 2026 This year’s campaign will highlight the fact that axSpA is so much more than back pain. Many of us live with other syndromes alongside axSpA and the campaign aims to highlight this. As well as a library of social media assets, we will create a short video featuring … Continue reading "World AS Day 2026: Save the Date"...
Sep 5, 2025
23.7 million people reached
This year’s World AS Day campaign reached approximately 23.7 million people worldwide on social media. In addition, many of our members held events, in person and virtual, raising awareness with an even greater number of people. The campaign targeted rheumatologists and other heathcare professionals (HCPs), people living with axSpA but without a diagnosis, those with … Continue reading "23.7 million...
Aug 15, 2025
Spanish axSpA Webinar
The Spanish speaking axSpA community were invited to an informative and interactive webinar on 5 July. The event, held in commemoration of World AS Day was co-hosted by ASIF and ASOPAN the pan-American network of rheumatic patient associations. The half-day webinar, held in commemoration of World AS Day, was streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Inspiring … Continue reading "Spanish axSpA Webinar...
Mar 22, 2025
World AS Day 2025
World AS Day takes place on Saturday 3 May 2025. This year the theme is ‘Lace up for axSpA’. The campaign highlights the everyday challenges of living with axSpA. Tying shoelaces is just one example of an ‘everyday challenge’ – the materials feature other tasks including drinking from a water bottle, checking traffic before crossing … Continue reading "World AS Day 2025"...
Sep 12, 2024
World AS Day 2024 – Report
Thank you to our members for providing feedback on this year’s World AS Day campaign. Understanding what worked, what could be improved and hearing your ideas for future campaigns is invaluable as we evaluate the campaign’s success and begin thinking about 2025. We are delighted that the social media grants we awarded raised a significant … Continue reading "World AS Day 2024 – Repor...
Dec 10, 2023
World AS Day 2024 Social Media Grants
ASIF is delighted to offer our members the opportunity to apply for a £500 World AS Day (WASD) Social Media Grant. The grant is to be used exclusively for boosting WASD social media posts and ads. In previous years ASIF has boosted WASD posts to countries where our members operate, however the posts have linked … Continue reading "World AS Day 2024 Social Media Grants"...
