Awareness of Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CINDs)

The International Awareness Day for CINDs was first established in the year 1992. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the event. The idea of a CIND awareness day was mooted by Tom Hennessy, the founder of RESCIND, Inc. (Repeal Existing Stereotypes about Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases), who was based in the US, but believed that it had to be an international event in order to be successful.