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Dubai to host region’s first MS patient forum

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:53 pm
by MSUK
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The Middle East’s first-ever multiple sclerosis (MS) patient forum will take place this weekend in Dubai, officials said at the launch of an MS awareness bus tour yesterday (March 27) at Rashid Hospital.

The MS awareness bus tour’s first stop was Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi, where MS task force members and doctors met with patients, families and the public to highlight the plight of MS sufferers across the country.

“We’re pleased to be collaborating with hospitals in the UAE to raise awareness around MS, and an awareness tour across the Emirates from Dubai, to Abu Dhabi, to Al Ain and Sharjah allows us as healthcare professionals to collaborate and share knowledge with each other and with patients, to ensure all UAE residents continue to be at the forefront of treatment and support options,” said Dr Suzan Nouri, consultant neurologist at Rashid Hospital, and a member of Emirates Neurology Society (EMINS)....Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/2325