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Early diagnosis vital

An early diagnosis is vital to enable early treatment with disease modifying therapies that can minimise relapses and reduce future disability. Diagnosis also allows for lifestyle changes to help manage MS and improve quality of life.

Every 5mins

Every 5 minutes, someone, somewhere in the world is diagnosed with MS.

30k children

MS affects children as well as adults, with at least 30,000 people under 18 living with MS.

2.8m people

There are more than 2.8 million people living with MS around the world.

Twice as many females

There are at least twice as many females (69%) with MS as there are males (31%).

No simple test

Neurologists typically use multiple tests to rule out alternative causes of symptoms before giving an MS diagnosis.

83% of countries

83% of countries worldwide experience issues that prevent an early diagnosis of MS. Learn about the barriers to diagnosis here.