Action for ME | |
Type: | Nonprofit |
Status: | Charitable organisation |
Purpose: | Supporting people with ME/CFS |
Headquarters: | Keynsham, England |
Region Served: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Action for ME is a charitable organisation and self-help group[1] based in the United Kingdom and dedicated to helping people with M.E., which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis. Within the NHS, the name ME/CFS is often used for the illness.[2]
The organisation was founded by patients in 1987 as The M.E. Action Campaign and changed its name to 'Action for M.E.' in 1993.