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World MS Day update: more personalities lend their support; global campaign film now available in Vimeo format
Icelandic footballers Eiður Guðjohnsen, Barcelona FC, and Hermann Hreiðarsson, Portsmouth FC, and Wendy Booker, US climber with MS, have lent their support to the World MS Day campaign and our efforts to end MS.
Prof Alan Thompson, Chairman of IMSB represents MSIF at World Health Organization meeting
Prof Alan Thompson, Chairman of MSIF’s International Medical and Scientific Board (IMSB), is attending a meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss how MS will be classified in relation to other diseases, from 22-23 June in Geneva, Switzerland.
MSIF report from UK MS Society’s MS Life conference, 12-14 June, Gateshead, UK
1800 people took part in the UK MS Society’s MS Life conference in Gateshead, UK from 12-14 June 2009. Helen Regan, MSIF Advocacy and Communications Manager, reports.
Paul Rompani, Deputy CEO, leaving MSIF
MSIF’s Deputy CEO Paul Rompani will be leaving us at the end of June, after working at MSIF for over nine years.
New PwMSIC Executive Committee
Following MSIF’s April 2009 Board and Committee Meetings, the PwMSIC has undergone a number of structural changes, including the establishment of an Executive Committee.
MSIF CEO Peer Baneke visits Japan MS Society
Peer Baneke, MSIF CEO, met with Yoshitami Arai, President, and Nagatoshi Aida, Secretary General, of the Japan MS Society whilst in Tokyo, Japan in early June 2009.
First World MS Day succeeds in raising global MS awareness on 27 May 2009
On the first World MS Day MSIF launched a global campaign film in ten languages and more than 220 events and activities took place in 67 countries.
World MS Day is here! US woman with MS reaches Everest summit, over 200 events in 61 countries, global campaign film launch in ten languages
The first World MS Day is truly set to raise awareness about MS and build global solidarity for the MS movement.
World MS Day 27 May 2009 - one week to go!
With one week to go until the first World MS Day on 27 May 2009 the number of events set to take place has grown to 170 in 54 countries.
MS in focus now in Arabic
Just a reminder that issue 1 of our biannual magazine MS in focus is now available in Arabic.
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