MOTIONS › International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Week
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:09): I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move: That the Senate— (a) recognises that: (i) International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Awareness Week will take place from 8 to 14 May 2017, with a Thunderclap event on 12 May 2017, and (ii) ME Action Network Australia encourages all Australians to: (A) understand that ME/CFS is a debilitating illness which may have symptoms persistent for many years, and (B) be supportive of the need for research funding towards medical treatments; (b) acknowledges: (i) the important role of families and carers of ME/CFS sufferers, and Question agreed to.