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 Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
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 by running public ads they will be able to reach people who know very little about MS. Outdoor advertisements could be seen at 235 prominent sites in Amsterdam, The Hague, Groningen, Nijmegen, Rotterdam and Sittard-Geleen making this the largest outdoor campaign for World MS Day this year! Thank you to CBS outdoor who helped MS Stichting reach more people by posting additional adverts for free in empty spaces around…
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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 more about the disease. Over 120 MS associates attended the event from organisations in Algiers, Setif and Sidi Bel Abbes. The day opened with talks on diagnosis and therapeutic management and included discussions on treatment management costs. The conference ended with a discussion about the need of specialised services for people living with MS. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
On World MS Day (WMSD) the Delhi Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of India (MSSI) presented a ‘Living with MS’ programme at Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium. There were over 150 attendees including people living with MS and their families. The conference was chaired by doctors and neurological consultants. Dr. Dashpreet helped raise awareness by answering questions from the audience about multiple sclerosis (MS).
MSSI conference
Later that day a WMSD puppet show was hosted among shoppers at the Select City Walk Mall. The show featured four giant puppets; two birds, a man and a woman. The puppets were used to narrate a story about living with MS. The costumes used in the show were made out of Indian silk.
World MS Day 2012 India
After the puppet show finished the public danced to the live music. This event received attention in several newspapers including the; Deccan Herald, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Hindu and Pioneer. WMSD Pamphlets were handed out to shoppers in the mall. Bollywood film star Sushma Seth excited the crowd with a special WMSD appearance. The MSSI Committee members and CEO Mr Ram raised awareness by speaking to the public about MS.
