A global view of MS.Just as MS isn't the same from person to person, it varies from country to country, especially in how it is seen, treated, and accommodated for in public policy. A free online "Atlas of MS" has been launched by the Multiple Sclerosis multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas International Foundation (MSIF MSIF Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (London, England) MSIF Multisystem Integration Facility ). For the first time, facts about the number of people with MS, and the availability of resources to diagnose, inform, treat, support, and care for them are centrally organized. Data from 64 nations can be compared at country, regional, and global levels. Presented in maps, pie charts A graphical representation of information in which each unit of data is represented as a pie-shaped piece of a circle. See business graphics. , and graphs, the Atlas confirms that resources vary widely-even in the developed world. Compare Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. on such measures as job protection and benefits--or check the number of neurologists This is a list of the most important neurologists, with their dates of birth and death and nationality.
The project was undertaken by the World Health Organization and MSIF with the hope that uncovering realities will help motivate healthcare policy-makers. Data gathering continues; the Atlas will be updated as new information arrives and completely overhauled every four years. The MSIF was founded in 1967 by the same visionary Sylvia Lawry who started the National MS Society in 1946. MSIF now links MS societies in 42 countries. The Atlas can be found at www.atlasofms.org and the MSIF at www.msif.org. |
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