World IBD Day Across Europe, 3.4 million people (10 million worldwide) live with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis (also known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – IBD). As IBD is increasing and mainly affects young people of working age, the European Federation of Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA) decided to focus this year’s World IBD Day campaign on Employment and IBD. Every year on 19 May, World IBD Day is observed by patient organisations around the world with the primary aim of raising awareness and improving public understanding of IBD. This year, together with the 39 member associations of EFCCA, including the Cyprus Association for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, we are joining forces and focusing our campaign on Employment and IBD under the slogan “Make IBD Work”. Our goal is to raise awareness among the general public, decision-makers in Europe and Cyprus, and society as a whole about the impact that IBD can have on a person's professional life. Many people living with IBD want to work and are fully capable of doing so successfully. We believe that through inclusive workplace strategies (such as flexible working hours, remote working, etc.), greater understanding of the disease, and a supportive work......