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Summaries of news from MS websites around the world. Links will take you to the source articles.
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MSSI Mumbai celebrates World Disability Day
On 3 December, 2011, World Disability Day, the MSSI Mumbai Chapter organised an outing for 16 people with MS and 19 caregivers to the newly opened Infiniti Mall at Malad, Mumbai.
All-Russian MS Society Congress
The All-Russian MS Society (ARMSS) held its Third All-Russian Congress in Samara from 3-6 November 2011.
Polish MS Society celebrates 20 years
The Polish MS Society, Polskie Towarzystwo Stwardnienia Rozsianego, or PTSR, marked its 20th anniversary on 9 October with a gala event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Friends raise 5 million dollars for MS research
A group of Australians has raised AU$5 million for MS research by holding a constant series of social events.
MS societies in Ireland and Brazil celebrate anniversaries
Two of our member MS societies are celebrating anniversaries this month.
Industry and patients representatives discuss PML
The European Medicines Agency, in close cooperation with the United States Food and Drug Administration, held a two-day workshop in London in July on drug-related progressive multifocal leukoencepalopathy (PML). The purpose of the meeting was to bring together experts and stakeholders to identify research questions that will address knowledge gaps in order to reduce the burden of the disease.
Polish MS Association fights discrimination
The Polish MS Association, Polskie Towarzystwo Stwardnienia Rozsianego (PTSR), is taking advantage of the Polish EU Presidency to push forward its campaign to persuade the Ministry of Health to extend the availability of free drug treatment for people MS from two to five years. (The Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates between the member states every six months.)
French societies issue call for proposals
Two French societies have issued a Special Call for Research Proposals in ‘Immunointervention in demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system’.
Climbers with MS conquer Mount Kilimanjaro
Seven men and women with MS and four with Parkinson’s disease have reached the summit of Mount Kilmanjaro in Tanzania.
Leap of Faith for climbers with MS
A special expedition will climb Africa’s highest mountain this month, to raise awareness of MS and give hope to people living with the disease.
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