Posts tagged “WMSD 2012”

A meeting of Minds – Twinning between Cuba and Spain

Kirsty

Posted on August 9th, 2012

In Cuba this year members of FELEM (Spanish MS Society) and MS Cuba met to celebrate the twinning of their societies. Margarita Ruiz, president of MS Cuba and Josep Maria Perello, treasurer of FELEM met together along with other members of MS Cuba on the 5th May to celebrate the twinning, and to discuss new developments in the treatment of MS. During the meeting which took place in Havana, World MS Day films and a FELEM film “Vivir con Esclerosis Multiple” (Living with MS) was played and there was also live entertainment from Comedian Omar Franco. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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Tagged: 2012, Cuba, FELEM, Havana, living with MS, MS, multiple sclerosis, WMSD 2012, World MS Day

Kissing Goodbye to MS – WMSD Australia

Kirsty

Posted on August 9th, 2012

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 wear bright red lipstick, wear red clothes, dye their hair red or wear badges and stickers. Events were varied, from meeting the Australian Women’s Basketball team at Parliament house on their way to the Olympics, cupcake stalls, selling merchandise and charity dinners such as that held by the Green Bean society, who got into the theme in a big way with a Kissing booth and helped to raise over…

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Tagged: 2012, Australia, awareness raising, living with MS, MS, Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, WMSD 2012, World MS Day 2012

Belgium gets together in aid of MS

gareth

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

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 11,000. World MS Day will see the regional societies launch new websites in their respective languages with young people in mind. The Flemish MS society is launching a website for young people diagnosed with MS called “MS Jongeren” (MS Youth). The site will act as a space for users to share experiences, make social connections with people in the same situation and to provide information. Most importantly, this site…

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Sri Lanka joins forces for World MS Day 2012

jude

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

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 nurses and physiotherapists together to learn how best to train MS caregivers in home care and to reinforce the importance of physiotherapy in MS rehabilitation. Two get-together lunches for people with MS and their caregivers were also held in June. The lunches took place in Colombo and Kandy and provided the MS community with the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of physiotherapy as well as partaking in discussions…

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Tagged: 2012, awareness raising, multiple sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, Sri Lanka, WMSD 2012, World MS Day

Sweden Launch New Website for People Recently Diagnosed with MS

Kirsty

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

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 of a report which they also carried out this year. The association say that the report, which questionned people in Sweden with MS about issues they face regarding work and employment, found that 1 in 5 people with MS say that they have lost their job due to the condition. For more information and to view the report, please see the website http://www.avstamp.nhr.se/Avstamp http://www.avstamp.nhr.se/ Tweet This Post Share…

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