What we do
- Meetings for patients – regular meetings are held to give support and disseminate information both in Colombo and Kandy. Speakers at this meeting are from different related fields such as Neurologists, Psychologists, speech therapists, Dietitians, Psychiatrists and motivational speakers
- Donation of medical equipment such as wheelchairs, elbow crutches, special mattresses etc.
- Assistance with employment
- Financial Support – for the monthly purchase of medicines, education of children where breadwinner is affected with MS etc.
- Physiotherapy – free of charge and home visited
- Counseling and Home visits – for motivation and counseling
- Telephone helpline – two people have been assigned this task
- Modification of Homes to make it more ‘differently-able’ friendly by building of ramps, hand railings etc.
- Creating awareness about MS since it is little known of in Sri Lanka
- Publication of useful material for coping with MS
- Obtaining facilities for people with MS by lobbying to government.
- Fund raising
