Women, Wisconsin & Multiple Sclerosis Colleen G. Kalt President - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Women, Wisconsin & Multiple Sclerosis Colleen G. Kalt President - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Women, Wisconsin & Multiple Sclerosis Colleen G. Kalt President & CEO National MS Society-Wisconsin Chapter History of the National MS Society: Sylvia Lawry Our Mission Mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to
Colleen G. Kalt President & CEO National MS Society-Wisconsin Chapter
History of the National MS Society: Sylvia Lawry
Our Mission Mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.
Our Vision
A world free
- f MS.
The National MS Society
- More MS research
- More programs and services
- More professional education
- More advocacy efforts
Than any other MS organization in the world.
The Society is the best investment in driving solutions and changing the world for people with MS.
- Recruited more than 800 new MS researchers to the field
- Provided early career support to every thought leader
- Set the standards in all areas of MS research
- Established the MS field of nerve and myelin repair
- Drove genetic research into MS susceptibility
- Paved the way for all existing FDA-approved therapies
MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t.
Our Top Priority
Research
Close to Home
Women, Wisconsin & Multiple Sclerosis
More than 11,000 diagnosed in Wisconsin
Milwaukee County 1,821 Waukesha County 1,056 Dane County 1,024 Brown County 476 Racine County 468 Nearly 80% are women.