We have a variety of publications and resources about MS which are free to download or watch.
Published twice a year in multiple languages, each edition of our magazine looks in detail at one aspect of MS. Articles are written by international experts on the topic, and an international Editorial Board ensures its quality and accessibility. It is free to subscribe.
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Global Economic Impact of MS
On World MS Day 2010, MSIF published the
Global Economic Impact of MS to help raise awareness of the high global costs of MS. This literature review provides international data that are useful for estimating the costs and quality of life impacts of MS at the national level.
Download the full report
Download an executive summary of the report in
English,
German,
Portuguese or
Spanish
MS costing tool
The MS costing tool (MS CoT) allows the user to calculate an estimate of the direct and indirect costs of MS per-person and at aggregate levels for any given country. This tool and its user guide were prepared as a companion report to the
Global Economic Impact of MS (above). Please note the tool is designed to run on versions of Excel prior to 2007. Download the
MS costing tool.
Download the
guide
to using the costing tool.
Principles for the quality of life of people
with MS
To enhance the lives of people with MS, this report presents “principles” to improve quality of life. The ten principles cover everything from independence and empowerment, through to transport, housing and work. Download the
Principles now.
Atlas of MS
The
Atlas of MS is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the occurrence of MS around the world and the availability of resources to provide services and support to people with MS. It is the result of three years of research coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and MSIF.
Read more. Download the
publication.
Visit the
Atlas of MS website.
Films about employment and MS
As part of our
World MS Day campaign in 2011, we released three films about the small, low-cost changes that can be made to help people with MS stay in work.
Film about the results of our survey about fatigue and MS