#InternationalBehcetsAwarenessDay takes place on the 20th of May each year. It’s a great opportunity to raise awareness of this rare, complex and lifelong condition.
Want to help? Here are a few ways you could get involved:
- We will be sharing a couple of social media posts on our Facebook and Instagram on the day and would really appreciate it if you could them a like and/or share. If you share anything about Behçet’s on your social media pages on the day, remember to use the hashtag #InternationalBehcetsAwarenessDay and tag us @BehcetsUK
- If you work in a medical setting such as a hospital, doctors’ surgery, dental surgery or sexual health clinic, you can order some of our official awareness posters to display at your workplace. They can be laminated for long-term display. As a small charity with limited funds, we ask that you first seek permission to display the poster(s) from the setting owner/manager before you place your order to limit the cost of unnecessary orders. See the designs available and place your order
- If you are a GP, or if you work with GPs, you can request copies of our booklet for GPs or download it for free and share it with your colleagues.
- If you’re planning a fundraising event for the day, we also have fundraising posters available, as well as t-shirts/sports tops for those aiming to raise at least £200. We always enjoy hearing about your fundraising plans so please drop us an email at info@behcetsuk.org to tell us about them.
- Order an official Behçet’s pin badge to wear on the day and start a conversation about Behçet’s with those around you. We have two designs available – a sparkly tulip and a round logo badge.
We also have tote bags, t-shirts and other merchandise available. Please be aware that t-shirts are made to order from our supplier and can take up to three weeks for delivery.
All profits from merchandise sales go straight to Behçet’s UK to help us continue our work.
- Please consider donating to our Behçet’s UK BIG GIVE 2025 campaign, and/or creating your own fundraiser. Please share it with your family, friends and colleagues. Find out more about the campaign for Behçet’s research here.
- As part of our Behçet’s BIG GIVE 2025 campaign, from Monday 28 April 2025 you will be able to also donate directly via our Instagram page. Any donations collected there will be added to the final total for our BIG GIVE campaign. To donate, you will need to go to our Instagram profile from your mobile phone. You will see at the top of our profile that we are aiming to raise £500 towards the campaign. Please note that it will not be visible from a laptop or desktop computer.
Thank you everyone for your help in raising awareness and supporting Behçet’s UK!