{"id":31759,"date":"2022-08-19T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/2022-highlights\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T09:29:36","slug":"2022-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/es\/2022-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentos destacados de 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msmba.hu\/sm-vilagnap-1-riport-6-eloadas-egy-helyen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31366 lazyload\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-900x600.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest.png 2000w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-900x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31366 lazyload\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungrary-better-photo-budapest.png 2000w\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>2022 was the third year of the MS Connections campaign and the biggest one to date. World MS Day was celebrated in more places than ever before with a total of 119 countries taking part. The global MS movement organised hundreds of activities to raise awareness, connect communities and make change. Together we championed community, self-care and better services for everyone affected by MS. Here are a few highlights from around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Advocacy\">Advocacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Gatherings\">Gatherings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><lighting up=\"\" the=\"\" world=\"\"><a href=\"#Lighting up the World \">Lighting up the World<\/a><\/lighting><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Making-Headlines\">Making Headlines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Music, Film, Arts\">Music, Film, Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#MS Hearts\">MS Hearts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Storytelling\">Storytelling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Research and education\">Research and education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"#Challenges\">Challenges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Advocacy\"><strong><a href=\"#Advocacy\">Advocacy<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The MS movement used World MS Day to engage global decision makers. There was acknowledgement from Ministries of Health in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cd3xNwEJpsN\/\">Barbado<\/a>s, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHA_Dubai\/status\/1531305724449628160\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> and beyond. City governments showed their support in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrefeituraSantos\/posts\/pfbid0KUnceuZmTyHuEsfJSms6TBnDNJ93NUjrAfCgi4NCh77MSrcyFfGbSCd6uMgRU1YAl\">Brazil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/164894958363\/posts\/10158805197533364\/\">France<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sjrebham\/videos\/541869907582427\/\">United States<\/a> and further afield. Here\u2019s a closer look at how MS organisations used its voice for change this World MS Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31396 lazyload\" width=\"556\" height=\"365\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-913x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-913x600.jpg 913w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support.jpg 1440w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-913x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31396 lazyload\" width=\"556\" height=\"365\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-913x600.jpg 913w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-Rican-House-of-Representatives-show-their-support.jpg 1440w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World MS Day at the Purto Rican House of Representatives. Photo by COMSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSandCancerINC\">Community Organisation of MS and Cancer<\/a> (COMSC) lobbied every town mayor across Puerto Rico to participate in World MS Day. The initiative was a great success with every Mayor from the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico taking part. Mayors across the country joined their hands together in the MS Heart, alongside church leaders and grassroots supporters. In the capital, the Puerto Rican House of Representatives commemorated World MS Day together, wearing orange bow ties and facemasks for their third legislative session.&nbsp; <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esclerosismultiple.com\/%5d\">Esclerosis M\u00faltiple Espa\u00f1a<\/a> (EME) used World MS Day as a platform to champion person-centred care with the slogan \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/diamundialem.org\/\">people with MS at the centre\u2019<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/esclerosismultiple.com\/comite-personas-esclerosis-multiple\/\">new committee of 13 people<\/a> with MS from various backgrounds was created this World MS Day to advise decision makers. The committee has been sharing lived experience with the media, and is serving as an advisory body for EME. It continues to amplify the voices of people with MS, making recommendations to health authorities in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31401 lazyload\" width=\"681\" height=\"453\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-901x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy.jpg 1024w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-901x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31401 lazyload\" width=\"681\" height=\"453\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Aism-MP-advocacy.jpg 1024w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MPS sign MS rights charter at the Italian Parliament for World MS Day . Image by AISM for this photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aism.it\">Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla<\/a> (AISM) put MS in the spotlight at the Italian Parliament, meeting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aism.it\/Giornata_Mondiale_Sclerosi_Multipla_Diritti_firmiamo\">Chamber of Deputies<\/a> this World MS Day. AISM presented the \u2018Charter of the rights of people with MS and other diseases\u2019, with ten key pillars including health, research and inclusion. The charter was backed by evidence from the MS Barometer, highlighting the current care-gaps for people with MS in Italy. AISM also gave MPs a focus for the future, presenting their new organisational strategy at the sitting. Members of the Italian Parliament pledged their support to the MS Community by signing the charter of rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>MS Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msaustralia.org.au\/\">MS Australia<\/a> put employment and MS in the spotlight this World MS Day, campaigning against workplace stigma and advocating for better support for employees with MS. The findings of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msaustralia.org.au\/news\/workplaces-failing-people-with-ms\/\">\u2018Employment and Workplace Survey\u2019<\/a> were released on 30 May, alongside guidance for employers and employees. MS Australia are using this data to raise awareness, and promote practical changes in the workplace for people living with MS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Gatherings\"><strong><a href=\"#Gatherings\">Gatherings<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>There were community gatherings for MS all across the globe. You showed up, rallied support and had fun in the process!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31371 lazyload\" width=\"552\" height=\"368\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-900x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI.jpg 2048w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31371 lazyload\" width=\"552\" height=\"368\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/World-MS-Day-Cycle-rally-in-Kochi-India.-Image-by-the-Trivandrum-Chapter-at-MSSI.jpg 2048w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World MS Day Cycle rally in Kochi India. Image by the Trivandrum Chapter at MSSI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Fashion shows, cycle rallies, MS webinars, cinema trips, and so much more. The MS Society of India didn\u2019t hold back this World MS Day with local chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssocietyindia.org\/worldmsday-2022\/\">taking action<\/a> across the country. A National symposium was also held to shed light on new MS advancements across India.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Peru<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>After two years of online meetings, the Asociaci\u00f3n Esclerosis M\u00faltiple Per\u00fa (ESMUP) were thrilled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=777962856549877\">reunite in person<\/a> for World MS Day 2022. Volunteers organised a special party and there was an worked with secondary schools to raise awareness about MS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Al-Hayat Society organized a big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/msalhayat\/posts\/pfbid0db4V5xrMbYNPED8CCNEgtfKmnKQv8vSHRVw3dit2bnmDb8wBNB79C98TobvmeoGRl\">World MS Day gathering<\/a> for people with MS, family members and health care professionals.&nbsp; There were talks on the latest advancements in MS research, a special mention to MS nurses alongside some creative performances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31381 lazyload\" width=\"478\" height=\"478\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo.jpg 1080w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31381 lazyload\" width=\"478\" height=\"478\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iceland-photo.jpg 1080w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfelag.is\/is\">MS-f\u00e9lag \u00cdslands<\/a> get together for World MS Day. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Golf tournaments, bouncy castles, live-music and more! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfelag.is\/is\">MS-f\u00e9lag \u00cdslands<\/a> organised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSfelagid\/posts\/pfbid02bW3gCiYzadtjcJV1P7xh3cFwJKbPxVVK1KJbYKGrh8NC5PBiNSxChQAnD6VbPWunl\">a day out for all the family <\/a>&nbsp;in Iceland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>MS Care Egypt took <a href=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/map\/\">World MS Day to the streets,<\/a> organising MS and co-morbidity medical screenings in the park. There were comedy performances, Q &amp; A\u2019s with neurologists and a community run along the famous river Nile.&nbsp; The World MS Day celebrations paid special tribute to MS Care Egypts founder Ahmed Darwish who recently passed away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31376 lazyload\" width=\"507\" height=\"337\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-901x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day.jpg 1024w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-901x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31376 lazyload\" width=\"507\" height=\"337\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Kuwait-MS-Society-celebrate-World-MS-Day.jpg 1024w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Kuwait MS Society celebrate World MS Day. Image by the Kuwait MS Society.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Kuwait<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mskw.org\/?p=689\">The Kuwait MS Society<\/a> used World MS Day as an opportunity to connect in person. A ceremony was held for people with MS, volunteers and state officials. A new collaboration was announced have an MS storyline in a Kuwaiti drama series coming soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Costa Rica<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asocoem\">Asociaci\u00f3n Costarricense de Esclerosis M\u00faltiple<\/a> ran educational workshops, raising awareness of MS in schools. The MS organisation also had a big gathering, baking cooking and spending World MS Day as a community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31386 lazyload\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering.png 762w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering-600x451.png 600w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31386 lazyload\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering.png 762w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/South-Africa-WMSD-gathering-600x451.png 600w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The MS Community in South Africa running MS workshops. Photo by MSSA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The MS Community in South Africa were building MS Connections across the country. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiplesclerosis.co.za\/events\/ms-activists\">MS South Africa<\/a> organised MS workouts, coffee meets, talks with health care professionals, book readings and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MultipleSclerosisSA\/posts\/pfbid02tp2FHc4kWmB95Fu4qgXjSNQP2jiMQGKJUf9WjvaYXDsj4HfnsZKwYFkdWmZnwGFEl\">World MS Day picnic.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Greek MS Society (GMSS) had a <a href=\"https:\/\/gmss.gr\/ti-einai-pollapli-sklirynsi-kai-oi-draseis-pou-ginontai-enopsei-tis-pagkosmias-imeras-gia-tin-pollapli-sklirynsi\/\">jam-packed month<\/a> of World MS Day events. The GMSS organised information stands, MS workshops, MS work-outs, art exhibitions and swimming relays. These events raised awareness of MS and deepened the connection between people with MS and society<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31391 lazyload\" width=\"545\" height=\"363\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-900x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1.jpg 2000w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31391 lazyload\" width=\"545\" height=\"363\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hungarian-MS-FoundationTogether-budapest-1.jpg 2000w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waving flags for World MS Day in Budapest. Photo by the Hungarian MS Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msmba.hu\/sm-vilagnap-1-riport-6-eloadas-egy-helyen\/\">The Hungarian MS Foundation<\/a> organized a big gathering in Budapest sharing MS talks and waving flags for World MS Day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Algeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nourane.scleroseenplaques\">Nourane SEP<\/a> held an MS Seminar for World MS Day with talks from healthcare professions, stories from people and an interactive Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Lighting up the World\"><strong><a href=\"#Lighting up the World\">Lighting up the World<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>As night fell on World MS day, iconic landmarks were illuminated across the globe including Niagara Falls, the Mexican Senate building, and Freedom Square in Cyprus. In Latin America, MS organizations worked together for the fourth year of the \u00ab#IluminEMosLatinoamerica\u00bb \u200b\u200bcampaign, illuminating skylines orange to symbolise the MS solidarity across borders. What an incredible sight!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=386939406807729&amp;set=pcb.386941576807512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31406 lazyload\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-900x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square.jpg 2048w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31406 lazyload\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cyprus-MS-Associetion-Freedom-Square.jpg 2048w\"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cyprus MS Association illuminate Freedom Square in Nicosia. Image by \u0394\u03ae\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeOta5zLg-c\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"691\" data-id=\"31421\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31421 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1.png 484w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1-420x600.png 420w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"691\" data-id=\"31421\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31421 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1.png 484w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tower-of-Palacio-Consistorial-in-the-Dominican-Republic-illuminated-for-World-MS-Day-Renacer-1-420x600.png 420w\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plenilunia.com\/vida-sana\/padecimientos\/ciudad-de-mexico-se-pinto-de-naranja-por-dia-nacional-de-la-esclerosis-multiple\/64760\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31431\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31431 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-800x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up.jpg 983w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31431\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31431 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/UCEM-light-up.jpg 983w\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcdn.gob.ar\/prensa\/noticias\/2022\/noticias_1796.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-id=\"31426\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31426 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated.jpg 680w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated-600x400.jpg 600w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-id=\"31426\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31426 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated.jpg 680w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Congress-of-the-Argentine-Nation-illuminated-600x400.jpg 600w\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Left: Tower of Palacio Consistorial in the Dominican Republic shines <br>Middle: The Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City glows <br>Right: The Congress of the Argentine Nation illuminated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/news4buffalo\/status\/1531485597180776448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31416 lazyload\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image.png 656w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image-600x450.png 600w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31416 lazyload\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image.png 656w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Niagara-falls-image-600x450.png 600w\"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Niagara Falls glowing orange for World MS Day. Image by Denise Jarosch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Making-Headlines\"><strong><a href=\"#Making Headlines\">Making Headlines<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The campaign made headlines in <a href=\"https:\/\/fildalgerie.dz\/journee-mondiale-de-la-sclerose-en-plaques-des-milliers-dalgeriens-atteints\/\">Algeria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranpress.com\/content\/59254\">Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/vds104.monespace.net\/mtp-info\/index.php\/commune\/echos\/34582-le-30-mai-ce-sera-la-journee-mondiale-de-la-sclerose-en-plaques\">France<\/a> and further afield. Together, the global MS community put MS in the spotlight with 968 items of global press coverage. There were radio features in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1723730067861254\/posts\/3305133329720912\/\">Botswana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/highlandradio\/status\/1529404869261631489\">Scotland<\/a>, podcasts in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mslapa.lv\/site\/31080\"> Latvia<\/a> and articles in <a href=\"https:\/\/al-omana.net\/news176283.html\">Yemen<\/a>. World MS Day was marked in Malawi for the first time with a national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyasatimes.com\/malawi-needs-capacity-to-detect-multiple-sclerosis-disease\/\">news piece<\/a> highlighting the importance better diagnostic tools for MS. The Slovensk\u00fd zv\u00e4z sclerosis multiplex ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/szsm.slovensko\/posts\/pfbid02zD6RrJzkfSj6iPAa86Q2Dbg9EkRJb4iyXQ3guPBrE6BsaSyexDDA4LpNfPFRxu7zl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZU2iPUzcRP5P1APKsI8H71dimcmZFmeWbl-izKsqSiSw6i6dbTZ6PLTtnzH97oNXz0W3sbBSWGYQe_Df2AWdyfsnBlZj84Wlu5fcETTTMoBHLNbUC2Ka38byJC-0s9DQ0vWKpDCpPMyFpO_ZbHAMsmtDShC7cTRuzrUDe5Hlp9L3w&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">press conference<\/a> in Slovakia\u2019s capital Bratislava to raise awareness and tackle prevalent MS myths. The Cyprus MS Association organised another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02APiZT5yKanXxdv55RaD2vAUkJsqt7uRvrjxKenVsV6S2Mf1pX7UREoYJ41evdKbvl&amp;id=394060194092112\">press conference<\/a> in Nicosia, that was well attended by government representatives. Meanwhile, the Association Tunisienne des Malades de la Scl\u00e9rose en Plaques (ATSEP) gave interviews on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TVN.Tunisie\/videos\/584202266370882\">national TV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/radio.jeunes\/videos\/1217906922288372\">radio<\/a> to raise awareness about MS and promote their World MS Day event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/radio.jeunes\/videos\/1217906922288372\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31441 lazyload\" width=\"699\" height=\"382\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-1097x600.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-1097x600.png 1097w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio.png 1190w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-1097x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31441 lazyload\" width=\"699\" height=\"382\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-1097x600.png 1097w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ATSEP-talking-on-live-radio.png 1190w\"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ATSEP on air to talk about World MS Day Radio. Image by Jeunes Tunisie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyasatimes.com\/malawi-needs-capacity-to-detect-multiple-sclerosis-disease\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31436 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece.png 958w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece-600x199.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece-768x255.png 768w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31436 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece.png 958w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece-600x199.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Malawi-news-piece-768x255.png 768w\"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Malawi mark World MS Day for the first time. Screenshot from Nyasa Times article.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Music, Film, Arts\"><strong><a href=\"#Music, Film, Arts\">Music, Film, Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The MS Community let their creativity shine this World MS Day.&nbsp; Supporters took to the stage, painted works of art and got their dancing shoes on for the MS Connections campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Global<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>MSIF organised another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jCdKgiFNbig\">virtual concert<\/a> with speakers from MS organisations and the return of the Global MS Choir. There were two fantastic hosts from the MSIF movement this year, Mai Sharawy and Andrea Prato. MS organisations across the world shared videos about their World MS Day plans and the Global MS Choir followed with a beautiful rendition of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iIsdiHzyETQ\">All You Need is Love\u2019<\/a>. To celebrate our global diversity, the choir sang the Beatle\u2019s classic in English, Arabic and Spanish. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Global MS Choir | &#039;All You Need is Love&#039;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iIsdiHzyETQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 2022 choir was made up of people affected by MS from over 15 countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong><u>Hong Kong<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hknmda.org.hk\/about-us\/%5d\">Neuro-muscular Disease Association<\/a> in Hong Kong organised a charity concert for MS titled \u2018You Are not Alone;\u2019 Hong Kong musician and actor Endy Chow \u5468\u570b\u8ce2 performed a special acoustic set and was joined on stage by people with and MS and local neurologists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31446 lazyload\" width=\"396\" height=\"528\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set-450x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set.jpg 768w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31446 lazyload\" width=\"396\" height=\"528\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hong-KJong-eddy-acoustic-set.jpg 768w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Endy Chow \u5468\u570b\u8ce2 performs. Image by The Neuro-muscular Disease Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft Bundesverband marked World MS Day with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmsg.de\/news\/detailansicht\/voll-im-leben-mit-ms-programm-der-deutschen-multiple-sklerose-gesellschaft-zum-welt-ms-tag-1\">the cinema premiere<\/a> of \u2018A Big Promise\u2019. Based on a true-story, the new film is about of a married couple navigating the challenges of multiple sclerosis together. The audience had a chance to meet the director, producer and actors with a Q&amp;A at the end of the showing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Hanasep ran an impressive array of activities at their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hanasep1\/status\/1528360837915856897\">World MS Day event,<\/a> including panel talks on treatment, sexuality and MS and creative workshops for dance, painting and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>MS Ireland curated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms-society.ie\/news\/art-ms-symptoms-under-spotlight-exhibition#:~:text=The%20Art%20of%20MS%20%E2%80%93%20Symptoms%20Under%20the%20Spotlight'%20is%20an,living%20with%20MS%20in%20Ireland.\">moving exhibition<\/a> called \u2018The Art of MS Symptoms under the Spotlight\u2019. The exhibition featured 12 inspirational artworks from people living with MS in Ireland. The artists used paint, digital media, and sculpture to share their experience of MS symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31461 lazyload\" width=\"733\" height=\"446\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-986x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-986x600.jpg 986w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-1536x935.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition.jpg 1600w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-986x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31461 lazyload\" width=\"733\" height=\"446\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-986x600.jpg 986w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition-1536x935.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-IReland-art-exhibition.jpg 1600w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> \u2018The Art of MS Symptoms under the Spotlight\u2019 in Dublin. Image by MS Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Paraguay<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Asociaci\u00f3n de Pacientes con Esclerosis M\u00faltiple y Enfermedades Desmielinizantes (APEMED) organised a grand evening of World MS Day entertainment for their \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdWWIUGObPD\/\">Noche Naranja,<\/a> or orange night. Audience members were invited to laugh and dance the night away with a live comedy performance and DJ set.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The SAED MS organisation organised a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GSFT_SA\/status\/1531654937431654401\">mixed media art exhibition<\/a>, highlighting the power of art therapy and creativity expression as a means to connect with the wider world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31601\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31601 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-899x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1.jpg 1280w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31601\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-899x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31601 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-2-1.jpg 1280w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31603\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31603 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-899x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1.jpg 1280w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31603\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-899x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31603 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Saed-Saudi-arabia-art-exhibiition-1.jpg 1280w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">World MS Day art exhbition in Saudi Arabic. Image by the SAED MS organisation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Portugal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/spem.pt\/\">Sociedade Portuguesa de Esclerose M\u00faltipla<\/a> organised an accessible festival in Lisbon for World MS Day. The <a href=\"https:\/\/spem.pt\/comunicacao\/imprensa\/dia-mundial-da-esclerose-multipla-2022\/%5d\">Solidarity festival<\/a> was all about inclusion, featuring a vibrant mix of events including live music, dance classes, wheelchair races and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31466 lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"388\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spem-festival.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spem-festival.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31466 lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"388\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Solidarity festival &nbsp;in Lisbon. Image by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Esclerose M\u00faltipla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Global<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Hundreds of you made your own campaign art using the MS Connections poster maker. View some of our favourites in the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/poster-maker\/#\/~\/buzz\/2022\/gallery\">campaign gallery<\/a> and try making your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31651\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31651 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-2-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-2-240x240.jpg 240w, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11.jpg 1080w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31642\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31642 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-11-768x768.jpg 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31655 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18.jpg 1080w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31655\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-18-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31655 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31681\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31681 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-22.jpg 1080w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31664\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31664 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, 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https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30.jpg 1080w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31633\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31633 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-30.jpg 1080w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"MS Hearts\"><strong><a href=\"#MS Hearts\">MS Hearts<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>People everywhere shared their MS Heart for World MS Day 2022. Inspired by a sign language symbol for the word \u2018together\u2019, the MS Heart became a symbol of solidarity with everyone affected by MS. Supporters connected their hands or found a friend to create the \u2018MS Heart\u2019. MS Hearts were shared from the United States, Honduras, Australia and beyond!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31686\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31686 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-Hearts-from-the-greek-ms-society-1-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-Hearts-from-the-greek-ms-society-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MS-Hearts-from-the-greek-ms-society-1-240x240.jpg 240w, 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https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MSSI-Chennai-Chapter-MS-Hearts-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MSSI-Chennai-Chapter-MS-Hearts-1.jpg 1600w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"31701\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31701 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vANCOUVER-FIRE-DEPARTMENT.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"31701\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vANCOUVER-FIRE-DEPARTMENT.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31701 lazyload\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31711\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31711 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1067x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts.jpg 2048w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"31711\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1067x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31711 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Puerto-rico-hearts.jpg 2048w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">MS Hearts from the Greek MS Society, the MS Society of India, the North Vancouver Fire Department, and the Mayors office in the Municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Storytelling\"><strong><a href=\"#Storytelling\">Storytelling<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to build connection. Thousands of you shared your MS stories, raising awareness, challenging taboos and inspiring hope. Here are a few incredible storytelling projects across the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>North Macedonia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msmakedonija\/\">National MS Association of Macedonia<\/a> (MSMakedonija) ran a powerful storytelling project titled \u2018What is the face of MS\u2019. The campaign showed how MS can affect every walk of life. People with MS shared real portraits and stories, expressing every kind of emotion be it sadness, hope or determination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Here is an extract from Brankica\u2019s story challenging the lack of understanding around MS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>\u2018I have had MS since 2016. I was blind for almost 8 months, no one knew what was happening to me. Some thought that I used the illness as an excuse for everything, no one understood me that fatigue seems to steal half of my time. There are people who do not believe that I am fighting a serious illness, but here I am, still standing firmly on my feet.&#8217;<\/strong> <em>Brankica<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31716 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story.png 929w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story-600x251.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story-768x321.png 768w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31716 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story.png 929w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story-600x251.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Macedonia-story-768x321.png 768w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Brankica<\/em> shares her story in MSMakedonija&#8217;s Instagram page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Ligue Nationale Belge de la SEP\/ Nationale Belgische Multiple Sclerose Liga shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ligue-Nationale-Belge-de-la-Scl%C3%A9rose-en-Plaques-asbl-969959653195601\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\">powerful testimonies<\/a> from people with MS in a beautiful collection of short films. The video series gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of four people living with MS. It explores different MS from different angles, including family life, accessibility and living with MS as a young person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nationale Belgische Multiple Sclerose Liga (Nathalie Basteyns)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5v8RlNgNuaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Esclerose M\u00faltipla (ABEM) adapted the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeUMlrBv6jB\/\">poster maker to share stories<\/a> from their community. ABEM made the poster maker template their own, changing the colours to fit with their organisational brand and adding pictures of people with MS. The images were accompanied by the words of those in the frame talking about everything from diagnosis to life mottos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31721 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE-150x150.png 150w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31721 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE.png 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ABEM-IMAGE-150x150.png 150w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aline Souza shares her story. Image by ABEM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Luxembourg<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msweb.lu\/wp\/\">Multiple scl\u00e9rose L\u00ebtzebuerg<\/a> created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCk_00c9K4jDew8xopUkEpiw\/videos\">four short films<\/a> with people with MS to raise awareness in Luxembourg. The interviews give a glimpse of everyday life with MS, look at the importance of connection and different approaches to symptom management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liewe mat MS 1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HHhysR2ENw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Research and education\"><strong><a href=\"#Research and education\">Research and education<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Norway<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>This World MS Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.no\/\">MS-forbundet i Norge<\/a> celebrated the donation of two million kroner towards MS research in Norway. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.no\/nyheter\/historisk-forskningstildeling?fbclid=IwAR1H8ATiqVz37o91S2p5v73fHqvgEf_8ybx4NDYjTyVoVzaAhC7VjB444z4\">ceremony<\/a> was held to introduce the five awarded research projects including investigations into EBV, stem cells and biomarkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31726 lazyload\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1.jpg 1440w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31726 lazyload\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Norway-research-awardees-1.jpg 1440w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Research awardees. Image by MS-forbundet i Norge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Indonesia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Multipel Sklerosis Indonesia hosted an online webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CeKjr-agNAy\/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=\">Ageing and MS<\/a> and the importance of connections in later life. There was a panel discussion featuring people with MS, healthcare professionals and MS organisation workers. (get a screenshot of this)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Poland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/ptsr.org.pl\/\"> Polish MS Society<\/a> produced a series of stress busting videos to equip people affected by MS with practical tools to improve wellbeing. The series is led by a trained psychologist who takes viewers through easy relaxation exercises to try from home. Ukrainian subtitles were added to support Ukrainian refugees with MS in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harmonijnie medytacja awaryjna\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pw2w5Hn6X5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Czech Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roska.eu\/\">Unie ROSKA<\/a> organised a two day MS conference the latest on MS research and the health rights of refugees with MS in the Czech Republic. The conference gave information and support to Ukrainian refugees and was attended by government officials from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ms-my.facebook.com\/upfpacientes\/videos\/webinario-empoderamiento-educaci%C3%B3n-barreras\/677744599965322\/\">EMpderamiento\u2019 webinar<\/a> was a cross-border initiative all about empowering people with MS. Leaders from across the MS movement in Latin America and beyond met around World MS Day to discuss key topics from patient rights, to social inclusion and family life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31741 lazyload\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-600x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento.jpg 1080w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31741 lazyload\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EMPoderamiento.jpg 1080w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>World MS Day celebrations in Finland were all about dreaming big. <a href=\"https:\/\/neuroliitto.fi\/\">Neuroliitto ry<\/a> held a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/neuroliitto.fi\/neuroliitto\/ajankohtaista\/liiton-tapahtumat\/maailman-ms-paiva\/\">workshops<\/a> on living life to the full with MS, including, nature photography, talks with health care professionals and remote coffee chats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Japan Yoga<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmss-s.jp\/\">Japan MS Society<\/a> organised an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aurSkEoeZik\">online webinar<\/a> that got viewers thinking whilst they stretched.&nbsp; Neurologists and doctors discussed the benefits of yoga as a form of MS rehabilitation. The talk was followed by an accessible yoga class for viewers to try from their chairs at home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300c\u4e16\u754cMS\u306e\u65e5\u300d2022\u5e74\u3000ZOOM\u7279\u5225\u4f01\u753b\u3000\uff5e\u3000\u8ab0\u3067\u3082\u3067\u304d\u308b\u30e8\u30ac\u7b2c\uff12\u5f3e\u3000\uff5e\uff08\u6905\u5b50\u30fb\u5ea7\u30d0\u30fc\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff09\uff5e \u3000\u4e3b\u50ac\uff1a\u8a8d\u5b9a\uff2e\uff30\uff2f\u6cd5\u4eba\u65e5\u672cMS\u5354\u4f1a\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aurSkEoeZik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neuro.se\/\">Neuroforbundet<\/a> ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/neuro.se\/artiklar\/diagnos\/inspelad-ms-foerelaesning-2022\/\">digital lecture<\/a> on MS and pregnancy. Neurologist Katharina fink talked listeners through her ongoing research into pregnancy, MS and the impact of Disease-Modifying Therapies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Argentina<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alcem.org.ar\/\">The Asociaci\u00f3n de Lucha Contra la Esclerosis M\u00faltiple <\/a>organised an MS&nbsp; training day for healthcare professionals in training. The event built connections with key universities, raising awareness of MS amongst future health leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamad.qa\/EN\/news\/2022\/May\/Pages\/HMC-Observes-World-Multiple-Sclerosis-Day.aspx\">A five-day campaign<\/a> was run over at the Hamad Medical Corporation with the neurology and family education departments. Information booths were set up at Doha Festival City and hospital entrances to educate visitors about MS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31736 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3.png 711w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3-600x349.png 600w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31736 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3.png 711w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Qatar-3-600x349.png 600w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World MS Day information booths in Qatar. Image by Hamad Medical Corporation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Uruguay<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Esclerosis M\u00faltiple Uruguay <a href=\"http:\/\/emur.org.uy\/wp\/dia-mundial-de-la-em\/\">ran a series of workshops<\/a> focused on self-care and MS management. The workshops focused on mental wellbeing and cognitive rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/map\/\">Romanian MS Association<\/a> held educational workshops on managing MS, rehabilitation and treatment reaching people across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alem-colombia.org\/home\/\">Asociaci\u00f3n para la Lucha contra la EM<\/a> (ALEM) organised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alem-colombia.org\/home\/preparate-para-conmemorar-el-dia-mundial-de-la-esclerosis-multiple-con-diversas-actividades\/\">calendar of MS workshops<\/a> across the month of May. There were MS seminars on awareness raising, mindfulness, reiki and progressive MS research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Challenges\"><strong><a href=\"#Challenges\">Challenges<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>You crossed the finish line, walked the extra mile and pushed yourselves to the limit for MS. Here are some of this year\u2019s World MS Day challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Global \u2013 The May 50K<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Time for a victory lap &#8211; fundraisers walked, ran and rolled over 500,000 kilometres for The May 50K! The virtual challenge to cover 50 kilometres throughout May raises money for MS research and improving access to treatment. This year, the global movement came together again to deliver the May 50K with MSIF, MS Australia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ema.org.ar\/\">Esclerosis M\u00faltiple Argentina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mssociety.ca\/\">MS Society of Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms-society.ie\/\">MS Ireland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssociety.org.uk\/\">UK MS Society<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/msresearch.nl\/\">Stichting MS Research<\/a> in the Netherlands. Participants finished on a high on World MS Day with over 13,000 participants raising more than \u00a31,075,000 across 45 countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/themes\/worldmsday\/assets\/images\/placeholder.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31746 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-899x600.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131.jpg 1920w\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-899x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31746 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-899x600.jpg 899w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldmsday.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/263-7131.jpg 1920w\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Up and running for The May50K<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Central America and the Caribbean<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>Walking 2300 miles for MS is no easy feat! This was the task that MS Organisations in Central American and the Caribbean set themselves on World MS Day. The Fundaci\u00f3n de Centroam\u00e9rica y Caribe de Esclerosis M\u00faltiple (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fucacem.org\/\">FUCACEM<\/a>) and the Foro Centroamericano y del Caribe de Esclerosis M\u00faltiple (<a href=\"https:\/\/focem.org\/\">FOCEM<\/a>) organised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fucacem.org\/carreravirtual\">virtual race<\/a>, covering the distance between participating countries. Participants worked together reach their target, raising awareness and funds for MS in the process. Shout out to all the organisations involved! RENACER ASOCOEM, FEMA, ASHOEM, ANPEMUFA, ASOGEM, ANEM, ASENM and EM Cuba.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p><strong>Slovenia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>After two years of COVID-19 restrictions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TbN3bHjzbEQ\">Walk\/Ride for MS<\/a> was back on the road in Slovenia! 130 people joined the Zdru\u017eenje MS Slovenije on their awareness raising march in Ljubljana, including members of the Slovenian parliament, neurologists and media personalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World MS Day 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbN3bHjzbEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content--skinny\">\n<p>This is just a snapshot of the fantastic events that took place. 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