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Who will you thank?

21-04-15

This year World MS Day celebrates everyone who has broken down the barriers to living with MS. Those people could be carers, friends, family members, health professionals, policy makers, companies, schools or support groups…anyone who has made a difference to people with MS.

Big 2015 plans in Hungary and Slovakia

30-03-15

Last week Sophie from our team visited MS Societies in Hungary and Slovakia. Both societies are busy preparing for World MS Day 2015 and have shared their plans with us.

Why each animal?

10-03-15

Each of the animals we chose for our World MS Day 2015 campaign symbolizes how together we can be stronger.

World MS Day 2015

15-01-15

Living with MS involves all kinds of challenges. In the run up to World MS Day 2015, we want to celebrate the ways that people all over the world are breaking down the barriers to living with MS.

In 2015 we’ll be sharing all the ways that people around the world have improved access for people with MS. We’ll be asking people to tell us about the people and organisations that have broken down the barriers to living with MS and made a difference in their lives.

Highlights from 2014

22-07-14

World MS Day’s theme this year was access. To commemorate it, we asked people to think about barriers to that access and to make a wish for something that would help overcome those barriers.

Report from the Japanese MS Society

21-07-14

Do you want to know what the Japanese MS Society did on World MS Day 2014?

World MS Day report from Australia

17-07-14

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

World MS Day in Greece

17-07-14

The Greek MS Society knows how to celebrate World MS Day! On 2014 they organised a whole day festival and created they very own TV advert.

Education and Fundraising for World MS Day in Argentina

17-07-14

Read the great activities and events that the Argentinean MS Society planned for World MS Day 2014.

World MS Day report from MS Ireland

17-07-14

5 different Irish cities, 5 different but amazing activities. Do you want to know what MS Ireland cooked up on World MS Day 2014?

World MS Day across France

16-07-14

The Foundation for Research in MS (ARSEP) celebrated World MS Day on Mother’s Day in France (May 25). They ran a fund-raising campaign linked with florists. This was particularly appropriate as MS affects women more than men. They also released a video showing people promoting their blue ribbon campaign. In keeping with the theme of […]

People affected by MS gather for World MS Day in Albania

08-07-14

There is not currently an MS organisation in Albania, however, on World MS Day a group of people with MS gathered to celebrate in Gjirokaster. They discussed establishing the Albanian MS Society to support all people with MS, and to aid them in improving their quality of life.

World MS Day in Kuwait

04-07-14

The Kuwait MS Association celebrated World MS Day on May 17. They organised  lectures about MS and distributed  brochures to the public. They also organised entertainment activities.

World MS Day in Finland

04-07-14

This year a Finnish band recorded a song for World MS Day. The song was used in the Finnish MS Society’s national media campaign across television, radio, newspapers and Facebook. Five people told their MS stories online. These people also feature on the campaign’s TV commercial. The theme is Access to treatment, drugs and therapies […]

Coming together for World MS Day in China

28-05-14

MS International Federation’s Head of International Fundraising Luke Thomas is spending World MS Day in China. After two years of engagement with the Chinese MS communities, MSIF is currently working with a Beijing-based organisation, the China Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD – www.hanjianbing.org/), to build on this groundwork to find and inspire people to take […]

Australia’s top politicians back World MS Day

22-05-14

Both the Australian Prime Minster Tony Abbott and the leader of the opposition the Hon Bill Shorten have recorded video messages to share their support for World MS Day. It is excellent to see MS so high on the national agenda for Australia and a bipartisan call for support for people with MS. It’s a […]

A Royal World MS Day in the Netherlands

19-05-14

On Wednesday afternoon 28 May, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will attend World MS Day at the Dutch MS Research Foundation where working groups of experts and people with MS will explore obstacles and solutions in research, care and information-provision about MS. There she will receive the first Dutch edition of the International […]

Direto do Brasil, três portadores de EM

06-05-14

Três pessoas vivendo com EM no Brasil compartilham a sua história de vida através da Associação Brasileira de EM, a ABEM. Jefferson conta a sua história de vida a partir do diagnóstico de EM e como aprendeu a se respeitar com a ajuda da ABEM (Associação Brasileira de EM), ganhando assim o respeito das pessoas […]

Why access?

19-02-14

The dictionary defines access as: Noun: 1. The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place Noun: 2. The right or opportunity to use or benefit from something Some people may have a set idea of what we mean when we talk about access in the context of Multiple Sclerosis. They may presume that […]

Beautiful Day video launched for World MS Day

22-01-14

The video ‘Beautiful Day’, set to the U2 song of that name, was launched on the first World MS Day, 27 May 2009. Planned to raise awareness of MS and unite and broaden the global MS movement, the day saw more than 200 activities in 67 countries. Media coverage included TV coverage in 27 countries […]