Concerning World Thyroid Day 2024 and NCDs
In 2008, the 25th of May was named World Thyroid Day (WTD) by the European Thyroid Association (ETA) and, since 2010, the Day has been endorsed by our sister Associations, The American Thyroid Association (ATA), the Latin Thyroid Association (LATS), and the Asian Oceanic Thyroid Association (AOTA).
World Thyroid Day highlights the dedication of the endocrine community — clinicians, researchers, teachers, and nurses — to the thyroid gland and its diseases and underlines the strong and constant bond between us and our patients.
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The History of World Thyroid Day
During the Annual General Meeting prior to the European Thyroid Association (ETA) Congress in Leipzig, Germany, in September 2007, the members of Thyroid Federation International decided to create “World Thyroid Day”, and chose the date of May 25th for this occasion (as there has been already a national thyroid awareness day in some Scandinavian countries).
During the ETA Congress, TFI members put a little poster on their booth: “The 25th of May is World Thyroid Day”. Shortly afterwards, a logo was created, and it was decided that the first World Thyroid Day would be celebrated in 2008.
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ETA Events Archive
The ETA press statements mention International Thyroid Awareness Week, created by TFI
In 2008, TFI started to discuss with Merck-Serono Group about the creation of the “International Thyroid Awareness Week”. It was decided to celebrate this event in May during the week following World Thyroid Day.
This was announced during a press conference at the 11th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul, in April 2009.
The first International Thyroid Awareness Week took place in May 2009 (from 25th to 31th).
A website was also created: www.thyroidweek.org. Each year, a special thyroid issue is put forward (in 2010, “Pregnancy/Children”, in 2011 “Nodules and Goiter”), with downloadable brochures, posters, videos, and all documents remain visible on the website (updated every year).
The campaign is endorsed by the European Thyroid Association (ETA), the American Thyroid Association (ATA), the Latin-American Thyroid Society (LATS), the Asia and Oceania Thyroid Association (AOTA), the Chinese Society of Endocrinology (CSE), and the Chinese Society of Nuclear Medicine (CSNM).
