YOUR IMPACT

YOUR IMPACT COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING!

Your participation in The May 50K will accelerate research into prevention, better treatments and ultimately cures for multiple sclerosis (MS). Here’s how your support changes lives:

$110

Buys 100 Cryotubes to preserve precious blood or DNA samples from people with MS.

$250

Will cover the cost to process one person's blood sample to gain better understanding of the genes and DNA sequencing in people with MS.

$500

Will allow MS Australia to run educational events and activities for people living with MS.

$750

Funds an MRI scan for research participants.

$1,524

Covers the costs of deep-freezing tissue samples in liquid nitrogen for a year.

$2,500

Will support the facilitation of a Collaborative Research Workshop for our best and brightest researchers.

$5,104

Covers the cost of sequencing an entire family to determine the genes that influence MS.

$10,454

Pays for one fluorescence microscope so researchers can examine specimens at a cellular level.

$25,000

Provides 'seed' funding that enables researchers to get an innovative new research project off the ground.

EVERY DOLLAR YOU RAISE WILL
HELP STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS.

1 in 3 Australians will be directly impacted by multiple sclerosis

Since 2000, the treatment options for MS have increased from only 1 to 14 available treatments today, and that’s all thanks to research. Our researchers are certain that with more funding, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ we can stop and reverse MS, it’s a matter of ‘when’. Research not only gives hope but confidence. Confidence that there will be a future where MS no longer has an impact on people's lives like it does today.

FAST FACTS ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)

Over 33,300 Australians have MS and 3 out 4 of those are women.

MS is most commonly diagnosed between 20-40 years old.

2.8 million people worldwide are living with MS.

Every 5 minutes, someone somewhere in the world is diagnosed with MS.

With sufficient funding, our researchers are 10 years away from stopping MS.

A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN HELPING US STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS!

 

TOGETHER WE WILL LEAVE MS
WHERE IT BELONGS, BEHIND US.