Krasnoyarsk school of plenipotentiary public expert

The city of Krasnoyarsk was a venue for a training seminar of the All-Russian MS Society dedicated to issues associated with multiple sclerosis

On 17-18 October, the Training Seminar Rendezvous for representatives of regional public [voluntary] organizations that are branch agencies of the All-Russian MS Society in the Siberian Federal District was held at the ‘Krasnoyarsk’ Hotel. The seminar subject was ‘the Forms and Methods to Advance Activities of Public Organizations and Plenipotentiary Public Experts in Real Conditions over 2009-2010’.

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Federal experts school in Samara

This summer has happened to be scorching, and, I am sure, not only analysts of the Meteorologist Office can confirm it. Yet, the hotel complex ‘Russkaya Okhota’ (Russian Hunt), which is situated in an incredibly picturesque and hospitable location near the city of Samara, hosted an event for federal experts of the All-Russian Public Organization of Disabled People with MS (All-Russian MS Society) who felt…

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Runet 2010 award

Our congratulations go to all colleagues who take part in providing content for the Information Space System of the All-Russian MS Society, on a top place award of the All-Russian Website Competition ‘Positive Content-2010’ within the framework of ‘RUNET 2010 Awards’ (RUNET is Russia’s biggest Internet provider). The All-Russian MS Society’s website became the prize-winner in the special nomination of the Russian Agency for Society…

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What can be done

As appointed by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) and its member-national societies, the World MS Day (WMSD) is approaching fast to be celebrated again around the world. Last year, in 85 countries including Russia, where people were active to mark WMSD, its supporters conducted a wide range of activities dedicated to this date for PwMS, shareholders and general public.

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RuMSS among best web resources

Moscow. On 26 May, the ARMSS was among awardees at the Web Resources Festival ‘World of equal opportunities’.

This event occurred just when the whole world MS community was marking the World Multiple Sclerosis Day. In this context, while speaking during the awarding ceremony ARMSS representative Oleg Ipatov told about the WMSD and was happy to contribute our win in the nomination ‘One world – one dream’ to this global event. He also presented the Festival organizers with Composite Russian language editions of the MSIF magazine ‘MS in focus’.

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Two special weeks – from WMSD to All-Russian MS Day

For the All-Russian MS Society (ARMSS), the World MS Day made the All-Russian MS Day as long as almost two weeks – from 25 May till 11 June, when the Russian MS event is held.

In expectation of WMSD, President of the ARMSS Dr. Yan Vlasov and experts in MS conducted an online conference on the Web, where they raised and spoke their mind on topical medical and social issues (see web-conference here). This opened the two weeks of global fight against MS for us this year.

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Regular Congress and Rumss 10th Anniversary

From 3-6 November, the Third Congress of the All-Russian Multiple Sclerosis Society (ARMSS) will be held within the frames of the 2nd All-Russian Patients Congress in the city of Samara; the Congress will be also hosting other major events: the 1st All-Russian civil conference of patients with orphan diseases, the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Multiple Sclerosis: A Ten-Year Partnership to Serve Patients’, Round Tables on issues of hemophilia and epilepsy, exhibition ‘We’ll help!’

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A few words about the Congress in Samara

Patient organizations are prominent in the system of rendering medical assistance to patients with MS. I am glad that there is the organization of patients – All-Russian Multiple Sclerosis Society (ARMSS) that has actively been at work for almost 10 years. From 3-6 November, the Third Congress of the ARMSS will be held in Samara within the frames of the 2nd All-Russian Patients Congress; simultaneously,…

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Greetings to the Congress

Dear friends!

While passing the Declaration about patients’ rights in Russia last year, we did not expect, indeed, that such a principle to respect a patient’s time would see the first reading in the new law ‘About the basics of healthcare…’

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2nd all-russian Congress of patients in Samara

This big event aimed at highlighting issues raised by various communities, both professional and patient, and seeking efficient inter-sector collaboration based on mutual understanding. To this end, 8 key events of different aspects were held including the 3rd Congress of the All-Russian Multiple Sclerosis Society (ARMSS): Reporting back and re-election.

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Un welcomes RuMSS

In late May 2011, our Society started applying for general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the UN. By about mid-October before the ARMSS 3rd Congress in Samara, that process finished and the Committee was expected to invite the ARMSS, as due, to its 2012 Regular Session on 30 January – 8 February 2012 in New York to consider our application…

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WMSD on Russian Central TV

The ARMSS President Council and Board of Directors express their big thanks to the Central TV channel ‘Perviy’ (First) for the TV programme ‘Zhit’ zdorovo’ (Eng., ‘Live healthily’) aired at the end of May, 2012. The TV programme was transmitted shortly before the World MS Day, and it was dedicated to the event as well as to its theme of informing wide audiences about MS…

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