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MS Society
Updated Atlas of MS launched
Published date: 02 Oct 2013 at 8:48AM
The number of people living with MS in the world has
increased by 10% (to 2.3 million), according to a new Atlas of MS
released by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF).
The Atlas of MS 2013 looks at the number of people living with MS, and the treatments and support available to them, in countries around the world. The Atlas is compiled through surveying experts across the world and brings together the best available evidence.
It identified a 30% increase in the number of neurologists worldwide and a 50% increase in the number of MRI machines available in developing countries – both of which could account for the increase in the number of people living with the condition, as more cases of MS are being identified than has previously been possible.
Ed Holloway, Head of Care and Services Research at the MS Society, said: “The Atlas of MS is a useful tool in helping us to understand more about how MS affects people worldwide. The more we know, the better equipped we are in ensuring people to have fair access to the treatments and services they need.
“For the UK, the Atlas of MS reports on figures previously established by the MS Society in 2009 – but it’s incredibly useful to see these figures in a worldwide context.”
The Atlas of MS 2013 looks at the number of people living with MS, and the treatments and support available to them, in countries around the world. The Atlas is compiled through surveying experts across the world and brings together the best available evidence.
It identified a 30% increase in the number of neurologists worldwide and a 50% increase in the number of MRI machines available in developing countries – both of which could account for the increase in the number of people living with the condition, as more cases of MS are being identified than has previously been possible.
MS in the UK
In the UK, the Atlas of MS used data from the MS Society’s ‘Strength in Numbers’ study – the results of which were released in 2009 – to feed into the report.Ed Holloway, Head of Care and Services Research at the MS Society, said: “The Atlas of MS is a useful tool in helping us to understand more about how MS affects people worldwide. The more we know, the better equipped we are in ensuring people to have fair access to the treatments and services they need.
“For the UK, the Atlas of MS reports on figures previously established by the MS Society in 2009 – but it’s incredibly useful to see these figures in a worldwide context.”
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