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Latin America lights up for World MS Day

30-05-12

World MS Day 2012 is being celebrated by MS societies across Latin American with a multitude of fundraising and awareness events. In Chile, a new local MS group of Agrupación de Enfermos de Esclerosis Múltiple (AEEM) is being setting up in Quilpue and launching on 9 June with a celebration of traditional folkloric music. AEEM […]

WOW – Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) in South Africa

30-05-12

South Africa’s most populous province, KwaZulu Natal, is turning orange for World MS Day 2012 to raise funds awareness of the disease. The initiative is the brainchild of a local lady living with MS, Jackie Hemmings, and is being organised by Peter Watson, a volunteer at MSSA. Peter’s niece also lives with MS, and these […]

Welcome to World MS Day 2012

30-05-12

This year’s World MS Day has been a great success! People in almost 80 countries around the world have come together to mark today with activities and events aiming to raise awareness of MS. This year the theme is “Living with MS” and we have used riddles to convey three key messages about MS: •   […]

Riding Down Under for World MS Day

23-05-12

Kirsten Alderson is a fundraising development co-ordinator of the MS Society of South Australia & Northern Territory of Australia. Along with her husband and son they have been actively raising awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS). From the beginning of May, Kristen and her family have taken a local evening bike ride. This MS bike campaign […]

Egypt plans ambitious WMSD events despite turmoil

23-05-12

The Egyptian MS society MS Care is pushing ahead with an ambitious and exciting programme of events in spite of the ongoing political insecurity across the North African country, ensuring World MS Day is celebrated nonetheless. With Egypt yet to move to the first democratically-elected government it fought hard to achieve, and against a background […]

MS Australia is Kissing Goodbye to MS

22-05-12

MS Australia is getting ready to kiss away MS on World MS day (WMSD) next. The Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign was a massive success last year so it has been continued for WMSD 2012. Kiss Goodbye to MS is raising money to prevent and treat the symptoms of MS, as well as to provide […]

Noah “40” Shebib: Music producer living with MS

16-05-12

Noah Shebib, known as “40”, is a Canadian hip-hop producer who lives with multiple sclerosis (MS). He was diagnosed with MS on his 22nd birthday after experiencing strange feelings in his legs: “hot was cold and cold was hot”, he said. Without having pervious knowledge of MS or its symptoms, Shebib thought that MS “sounded […]

President Michael D. Higgins starts the World MS Day celebrations in Ireland

13-05-12

Saturday 12 May saw the Wexford South Branch leading the way to celebrate World MS Day. The Branch welcomed President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina to a physiotherapy clinic where people who are living with MS, their friends, families and supporters are successfully running a professionally led programme in collaboration with a group […]

Portugal enlists major stars and hosts events nationwide

08-05-12

The Portuguese Society for Multiple Sclerosis or Sociedade Portuguesa de Esclerose Múltiple (SPEM) has embarked on a major programme of activities for World MS Day 2012, held across the country and involving major local stars who have pledged their support. From Porto in the north to Faro in the south of the country, this month […]

All-Russian Multiple Sclerosis Society launches national television campaign

08-05-12

A national Russian television station (Perviy – First) will spread awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS) throughout the Russian region on May 25th. The ‘Health’ programme will provide viewers with an understanding of MS and its symptoms. This is an opportunity to reach millions of viewers before World MS Day (WMSD) 2012, including many who may […]

Taking to the streets to raise awareness in Japan

03-05-12

To mark World MS Day this year the Japan MS Society (JMSS) will be taking to the streets of Tokyo to raise awareness of MS. The JMSS aim to connect MS professionals, people with MS and the public together in this public event. Last year the JMSS successfully held a similar activity for World MS […]

May=MS month in Denmark

03-05-12

May is the most important month of the year for the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Society (DMSS). For the past three years they have used the month to raise awareness of MS in the run up to World MS Day (WMSD).This year the DMSShave placed 10,000 fundraising cans in 7,000 retail locations to raise awareness of […]

Its time: World MS Day 2012

27-04-12

Global greetings from London. With four weeks to go until World MS Day 2012, it’s time to get ready for this year’s theme ‘Living with MS’. We at the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) want you all to get involved! Share your experiences of ‘Living with MS’ on the World MS Day (WMSD) website. Interact […]

Living with MS for 14 years in GuanDong Province, China

19-03-12

Kathy wrote to us to tell us about her younger sister Sarah who has had MS for 14 years. At the beginning she recovered quickly from relapses and could have a normal life including going to work, but after 5 years, she couldn’t work anymore. Now she cannot walk very well and may relapse if […]

Highlights from 2011

28-02-12

Welcome to World MS Day 2012

20-02-12

World MS Day 2012 is on its way! Sorry we’ve been so quiet. Here’s what we’ve been up to the past two months… Plans for the 2012 campaign began in September 2011 when World MS Day (WMSD) was re-launched as a public facing awareness campaign with a new strap-line, ‘1000 faces of MS’, and a […]

MSIF petition delivered to High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva

02-12-11

Our petition, signed by 23,987 people from 143 countries, calling on employers and decision makers to protect the rights of people with MS in finding and staying in work, has been delivered to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.   Many thanks to the more than 23,900 people who signed our petition, […]

With your support, we did it!

02-12-11

We are delighted to say that we have reached our target of more than 20,000 signatures on the World MS Day Campaign for access to appropriate employment petition! 23,987 people signed the petition which will be delivered to the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva today. Stay tuned for more information about this meeting. For […]

2 weeks to go…

15-11-11

An update on the World MS Day petition

20-10-11

Ayesha Ali, MSIF Campaigns Manager gives an update on the petition