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Global Awareness Day unites ALS/MND Associations

Monday, June 24, 2013 03:36 PM

The nonprofit ALS Association has joined forces with the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations for ALS/MND Global Awareness Day. Outside the U.S., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is more commonly known as motor neuron disease or MND.

"Finding treatments and a cure for ALS is a global effort," said Jane H. Gilbert, association president and chief executive officer.

There are as many as 30,000 people in the U.S. living with ALS. The ALS has committed more than $67 million to find effective treatments and a cure. This investment has increased the number of scientists studying ALS and has helped yield new discoveries including insights into the genetic and environmental factors associated with the disease.

"The ALS Association continues to fight this disease by funding scientists, working with our elected leaders in Congress and working with other government entities and ALS research organizations," said Gilbert.

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