Highlights from 2014
We asked people to think about barriers to access in their life and to make a wish for something that would help overcome those barriers. As a way of focusing on the many issues around access the campaign used the tagline ‘One day.’
- 79 per cent of MS International Federation members and supporting organisations, from 77 countries, took part
- There were 35,000 visitors to the campaign website
- We reached more than 18m people on Twitter
- There were nearly 4m World MS Day post views on Facebook
Among the activities in 77 countries:
Volunteers from the Japan MS Society took to the streets of downtown Tokyo to raise awareness of MS. They handed out pamphlets and pens with information about MS to over 5000 passers-by. The volunteers were equipped with World MS Day banners and bright tropical pink T-shirts.
Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina held a free informational meeting on World MS Day. Health professionals provided information about patient rights, access and social benefits for people with MS. They also ran a social media campaign to emphasise the importance of talking about MS. They reached lots of people with the help of celebrity supporters and a sustained media campaign on TV and radio.
الأخبار ذات صلة
فدائمًا ما يكون تحديد ملامح رئيسية لهذا اليوم أمرًا صعبًا، ولكننا في كل عام نجد فعاليات تشعرنا بالفخر. وهذه بعض…

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In Australia the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition created videos to show their support for World MS Day.
