| Name of Society: |
MS Society of New Zealand Inc |
| Acronym: |
MSNZ |
| Address: |
Level 2, 85 The Terrace
PO Box 2627
Wellington 6140 |
| Tel: |
(64) 4 499 4677 |
| Fax: |
(64) 4 499 4675 |
| Email: |
info@msnz.org.nz |
| Website: |
click here |
| Established: |
1967 |
| President: |
Gay Dickie |
| Chief Executive: |
Rosie Gallagher (Acting) |
| Language: |
English |
| Representative on the Persons with MS International Committee (PwMSIC): |
Noel Wierzbicki |
| Chair of the National Medical Advisory Board: |
John Cawston |
| Country representatives on International Medical and Scientific Board: |
Dr Ernest Willoughby |
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Contacts
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Data
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| Total number of members: |
19 regional societies |
| Estimated number of people with MS: |
4,000 |
| People with MS known to the society: |
2,750 |
| Full time staff: |
4 |
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Society Aims & Objectives:
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- To provide ongoing support, education and advocacy for people with MS and their support networks
- To educate the general public, all employers (be they government or private sector) and all health professionals about MS
- To encourage, both financially and through lobbying, ongoing medical research into MS
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