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Kissing Goodbye to MS – WMSD Australia

09-08-12

In Australia World MS Day was a resounding success, with hundreds of people taking part in activities across the whole country. MS Australia and MS Research Australia all held events during the month of May and on the day itself. The “Kiss Goodbye to MS” campaign, which is in its third year, encouraged supporters to […]

Belgium gets together in aid of MS

03-08-12

The MS Societies of the Federal and Regional entities of Belgium have each contributed major efforts for World MS Day 2012 by rolling out new websites and hosting events to also coincide with the 30th anniversary of the two regional MS societies. The total number of people with MS in Belgium is estimated to be […]

Sri Lanka joins forces for World MS Day 2012

03-08-12

This year the Sri Lankan MS Association has joined forces with the Sri Lanka Medical Association and the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists to host a series of events for MS health professionals and those affected by MS.   A seminar held on the 30th May at the Sri Lanka Medical Association brought some 100 […]

Sweden Launch New Website for People Recently Diagnosed with MS

03-08-12

Swedish Neurological association “Neurologiskt Handikappades Riksforbund” (NHR) launched a new website this year, to coincide with World MS Day. The website has been developed to assist people who have been recently diagnosed with MS by giving them valuable information about the disease and how they can treat it. NHR coupled the launch with the findings […]

Interactive Websites raise WMSD awareness in Belgium

03-08-12

Two new websites were launched by the Belgian MS Societies this year, with the aim of increasing awareness of MS amongst children and young adults. The first, which contains information on MS as well as news on activities and events, has been designed as a tool for young people to use themselves. They can upload […]

Portugal go all out with WMSD Day 2012

03-08-12

  The Portuguese MS Society (SPEM) had a busy schedule of events as they promoted world MS Day this year. Activities kicked off on the 12th May and carried out across 6 cities in the country: Évora, Faro, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal. The first event launched the “1000 faces of MS” campaign, and saw […]

Stepping Out In Style – Supermodel support for WMSD in Malaysia

03-08-12

The Malaysian MS Society (MMSS) “Persatuan Multiple Sklerosis Malaysia” held several activities to celebrate World MS Day this year.  Celebrations kicked off on the 12th and 13th May in a local mall where a mini carnival was held. Balloons and badges were given out to children and talks were given by Neurologists from Hospital Kuala […]

World MS Day in Lebanon

03-08-12

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Lebanon (NMSSL) celebrated World MS Day with a gathering of doctors, healthcare specialists and people with MS on the 20th May this year. The event was hosted at the Movenpick hotel in Beirut, and featured discussions between patients and practitioners about the treatment of MS. Dr. Bassem Yamout the […]

Dance groups at San Pedro Sula Mall in Honduras for WMSD 2012

02-08-12

On the 26th May FEMA (“Fundacion Esclerosis Multiple Amor “, The Honduran Multiple Sclerosis Foundation) held an event at the City Mall, in San Pedro Sula to celebrate World MS Day. Throughout the day there were performances from various dance groups, including Grupo Sectur and Oneyda de America and Eliu Perez, who is a patient […]

Medical Lectures take place for WMSD 2012 in Iraq

02-08-12

The Baghdad MS clinic and teaching hospital in Iraq held three lectures on World MS Day 2012. Around 200 people attended the lectures. The audience included people with multiple sclerosis and their families. Neurologists from the MS clinic provided information about MS and MS treatments. A nurse from the Clinic talked about rehabilitation and healthy […]

The Hungarian MS society celebrates WMSD

02-08-12

The Hungarian MS Society (HMSS) celebrated World MS Day in each of its’ chapters this year, by holding a series of lectures at each site about the importance of WMSD, the valuable work the Hungarian MS Society undertakes in the country and the symptoms and effects of the condition in people’s lives. The events, held […]

WMSD 2012 in Greece

02-08-12

A series of events took place over Greece throughout May this year to mark World MS Day in the Country. A stall was set up in the Mediterranean Cosmos shopping centre by the Greek MS Society (GMSS) from which information was distributed to passers-by over an 8 day period. As well as informing shoppers about […]

Germany walk in brains and trains for WMSD

02-08-12

On 30 May the AMSEL  (Aktion Multiple Sklerose Erkrankter) chapter of the German MS society presented a walk-through model of the human brain at Stuttgart mainline station. Members of the public explored the interactive exhibit and learned about multiple sclerosis (MS). Professor Horst Wietholter was interviewed about the exhibit and MS.   Find out more […]

A week of events in Cyprus to mark WMSD 2012

02-08-12

The Cyprus MS Society this year held several events in celebration of World MS Day, commencing on the 27th May with a musical evening. The event, which took place at Lavezin restaurant in Dherynia was attended by the friends of the association and the Mayor of Deryneia. On the 30th May a press conference was […]

A Street Party Marks MS Day 2012 in Brazil

02-08-12

  In Brazil the Associação Brasileira de Esclerose Múltipla (ABEM) held their World MS Day activities this year in Alameda Maruás, São Paulo. The awareness raising event took the form of a street party, with a stall offerering refreshments and music from Brazilian singer Dudu França and Beatles tribute act Zoom Beatles. Volunteers distributed 500 […]

World MS Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina

02-08-12

World MS Day was marked in Tulza on the 29th May this year by a series of lectures. The event, which was held in the Dramar centre, was organised by the Association of people with multiple sclerosis and led by Prof. Dr. med. Sci. Osman Sinanovic and Mr. med. sci. dr. Adnan Burina. Discussions focussed on […]

The cool kids were out in force in Argentina

20-07-12

In an attempt to rally public interest and support in the World MS Day campaign the Argentinian MS society took their coolest volunteers to the streets. And how better to grab the attention of the public than….. skateboarding!   The event had a 6 minute feature on a popular news show.   Check it out […]

Using ha ha ha to raise awareness in the Netherlands

12-07-12

Our friends in the Netherlands really took the World MS Day campaign to heart. They loved the concept and design so much that they decided to run a national multimedia campaign to raise awareness, and money for the organisation. MS Stichting took the World MS Day materials and translated them into Dutch. They hope that […]

World MS Day 2012 Tuzla

06-07-12

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World MS Day 2012 in Algeria

05-07-12

Algeria celebrated World MS Day 2012 on 24 May. The event was hosted at Mustapha University Hospital in Algiers. The multiple sclerosis (MS) team from the Department of Neurology joined forces with the radiology and immunology departments to raise awareness. The day was an opportunity for neurologists, doctors and people living with MS to learn […]