| Name of Society: |
MS-félag Íslands |
| Address: |
Sléttuvegur 5
103 Reykjavik |
| Tel: |
(354) 568 8621 |
| Fax: |
(354) 568 8688 |
| Email: |
msfelag@msfelag.is |
| Website: |
click here |
| Established: |
1968 |
| President: |
Berglind Guðmundsdóttir |
| Chief Executive: |
Berglind Ólafsdóttir |
| Language: |
Icelandic |
| Representative on the Persons with MS International Committee (PwMSIC): |
Berglind Guðmundsdóttir |
| Chair of the National Medical Advisory Board: |
Dr Sverrir Bergmann MD |
| Country representatives on International Medical and Scientific Board: |
Dr Sverrir Bergmann MD
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Contacts
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Data
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| Total number of members: |
800 |
| Estimated number of people with MS: |
400 |
| People with MS known to the society: |
380 |
| Part time staff: |
2 |
| Regular volunteers: |
8 |
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Society Aims & Objectives:
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The mission of the Society is to work towards improving the wellbeing of people with MS through:
- promotion of active community initiatives and activities
- extensive education initiatives informing people about MS in a broad arena
- provision of support for people with MS
- provision of a forum for people with MS and their relatives to come together and support each other
The Society also works actively towards safeguarding the rights of people with MS.
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