Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the numbers, we are talking about one in ten women who are adversely affected. Can a mechanism be put in place to get basic information out there? I mentioned the Irish College of General Practitioners earlier but are there other ways to get a lot of useful information into the public domain so that women can follow up with their GP who can then refer them on to the appropriate clinic? Is there more that can be done in that regard? Do the witnesses have any suggestions as to how we get that information out there? Do they believe, for instance, that there is a need for an information campaign on women's overall health, including this issue? For instance, in relation to cancer care and BreastCheck, we rolled out a comprehensive package of information. Should we be rolling out a national endometriosis information campaign or should the information be incorporated into an existing campaign relating to women's health?

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