World Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day

World Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day (WAAD) is an annual event hosted on 20th May that raises awareness about autoimmune arthritis diseases through various events for the duration of all Time Zones. WAAD was established in 2012 by the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (IFAA) to raise global awareness about the major components of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases with arthritis - the main ones are autoimmune arthritis and autoinflammatory arthritis (AI arthritis).