Here are some great photos of the flash mob in Perth; to see more from Australia and around the world go to our flickr group World MS Day 2011 Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
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Here are some photos from the World MS Day activities in Switzerland – to view photos of activities from around the world and to upload your own, go to the Flickr account “World MS Day 2011″. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
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World MS Day in the United Arab Emirates was carried out in style this year, with various activities taking place around the federation. In Tawam Hospital and UAE Hospital, an opera was recorded and performed on the 10th and 11th May. The Opera was written by poet Ahmed Ibrahim Al Zarouni and music by Saeed Al Nuaimi. The message is one of encouragement to people with MS to continue striving to achieve their goals and to support each other. In Merdif city centre a group of people with MS took part in iFly Dubai, again to show that having MS doesn’t necessarily prevent you from participating in activities like this, below is a photo of one the participants. On the 25th May UAE MS…
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A conference was held in Baghdad teaching hospital, in Iraq on the 26th May this year. The event was organised as part of the Iraqi MS Society’s World MS Day celebrations. A good number of people with MS, their supporters, friends and relatives attended as well Doctors and specialists. The meeting was headed by Senior Professor Dr. Akram Al-Mahdawi. The conference was opened by Dr. Sarmad Abdul Rasool Al-mashta, with an introduction to MS followed by a presentation of current treatments and drugs available. Here are some photos from the day, to view more photos from Iraq and from events around the world go to World MS Day 2011 on flickr.com Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
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The Mumbai chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of India (MSSI) went all out in their awareness raising campaign for World MS Day this year. They set up banners, posters and information stands all over the city on the 25th May giving information about MS and particularly this year’s theme of Work and Employment. As well as having banners up at various hospitals, they also had brochures in offices, Churchgate Railway station, the prestigious sporting event the Bombay Gymkhana, and even at Byculla Zoo. At Dadar Bandstand they gave out pamphlets as “Something Relevant”, a local rock band, played music. Sheela Chitnis from MSSI was also given two slots to talk about the day and work related issues people with MS face on a…
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