#MEAction has been working hard with #NotJustFatigue to advocate for the ME/CFS Research Roadmap and it has paid off!
The Senate Appropriations Committee included the roadmap in their report!
This is a big step in the right direction. Everyone’s advocacy, including the work of #NotJustFatigue and Solve M.E. have led to this step. I am beyond grateful for our 1:1 meetings with senators, our #MillionsMissing events, the ME/CFS Research Roadmap letter sign-ons, and everything everyone has done to make this moment possible.
Read an excerpt of the report below:
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [ME/CFS] Research Roadmap. - The Committee recognizes the urgent need to advance research for ME/CFS, especially given its overlap with Long COVID and relevance across multiple ICs and commends NIH for approving the ME/CFS Research Roadmap. The Committee encourages NIH to implement the roadmap's recommendations, including advancing biomarker discovery, diagnostic tool development, and clinical trials. NIH is further directed to provide a detailed implementation plan to the Committee within 180 days of enactment.