7500 persons with MS
registered with the IMSS
35%
Russian speakers
15%
Arabic speakers
2%
Minorities
8%
Ultra-orthodox sector
4%
Young people aged 4-18
1.5%
Children aged 6-14
2 of 3
MS patients are women
- The IMSS services are adapted to age/physical condition/language/needs
- The IMSS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN EVENTS AT SUBSIDIZED PRICES
- It is recommended to pay a membership fee of 100 nis – each member can pay as much as they can
- Membership fees are not a condition for receiving services
- The IMSS events are held by zoom or at accessible sites for persons with special needs and for persons with wheelchairs
- MS persons who are not members of the IMSS are welcome to register & participate at all events
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To mark
International Multiple Sclerosis Month - 2024
Senior Neurologists
in Israel talk about MS
- 423 What is Multiple Sclerosis & glossary of terms
- 946 Epstein-Barr virus and MS
- 424 Fertility, pregnancy, delivery, breast feeding
- 938 Newly diagnosed persons
- 743 Various MS symptoms
- 425 Medical treatment
- 426 Senior Israel neurologists answering your questions
- 810 Various senior experts answering your questions
- 902 To mark International Multiple Sclerosis Month - Senior Neurologists in Israel talk about MS
- 795 Movies by senior neurologists in Israel
- 796 Movies by various senior experts in Israel
- 427 Multiple Sclerosis indices – glossary of terms
- 744 Reports from neurological conferences in Israel and around the world
- 745 Therapeutic information by pharmaceutical companies
- 607 Vacinations
- 405 Alternative medicine
- 910 MS and cognition
- 406 Psycho-social aspects
- 407 Spiritual welfare
- 408 Relationships and intimate relations
- 747 Family
- 913 Young People with MS
- 916 Healthy aging with MS
- 409 Nutrition
- 410 Physiotherapy
- 880 Occupational therapy
- 411 Fitness / Yoga / Feldenkrais
- 798 Rehabilitative point of view
- 412 Education
- 413 Employment
- 414 Technological innovations
- 746 Multi-disciplinary experts answer your questions
- 417 Children with MS
- 418 MS Children - Children whose parents have multiple sclerosis
- 419 Different people make a difference in the world - MS through the eyes of a child
- 420 Children color life - Children whose parents have multiple sclerosis for the sake of the family and the community
- 421 Children's Haggadah – Haggadah for Passover
- 397 National insurance institute of israel - The medical revolution
- 399 National insurance institute of israel - Circular of the Medical Administration
- 799 National insurance institute of israel - Forms
- 800 National insurance institute of israel - Press release
- 801 National insurance institute of israel - Recorded lectures
- 398 Rights of Multiple Sclerosis patients- general disability, special services, mobility, income tax, car eligibility, parking sign, vocational rehabilitation.
- 415 Representation of patients for the exercise of medical rights
- 400 Travel insurance
- 401 Life insurance, mortgage, and personal accident insurance
- 382 Visual explanatory - information - Infographics
- 383 Recorded lectures from neurologists in Israel
- 765 Recorded lectures from various experts in Israel
- 929 Books
- 384 Articles
- 385 Movies
- 386 Books for a symbolic donation
- 387 Surveys
- 388 Annual journal
- 389 Yearly report of Society's activities
- 390 Neurologists answering your questions
- 797 Various senior experts answering your questions
- 391 Exhibitions
- 392 Fundraising events
- 393 Children's Haggadah – Haggadah for Passover
- 394 Activities in planning
- 395 Accessible tourism
- 366 Visual explanatory- information- infographics
- 891 Google Web Analytics - Number of persons entering the IMSS web site each year
- 872 Registration forms to various activities
- 367 Structure of the Israel MS Society
- 368 The Board of directors and the advisory medical council
- 369 Various committees
- 370 Internal organization
- 371 Staff of the Israel MS Society
- 372 Various trainings
- 373 Values of the Israel Multiple Sclerosis Society (registered association)
- 374 Cultural pluralism in the Israel MS Society
- 375 Geographical distribution
- 376 Members of the Israel MS Society
- 377 IMSS services
- 378 Harnessing every resource to defeat Multiple Sclerosis
- 379 Surveys
- 811 Communication & PR
- 380 Words from the CEO and patients' services manager – Janine Vosburgh
- 754 Activities announcements in the days of Covid 19 (corona)
- 351 Online support hotline -Tel, Zoom, Skype
- 352 Support Groups - Time to share
- 353 Peer counseling
- 354 "Time to be me" - Rehabilitative Vacation
- 355 Empowerment - Seminars
- 356 "Time to be a child" - Rehabilitative Summer Camp
- 357 Loan Fund for patients
- 358 Practical academic training to social work students in their internship year
- 360 To mark International Multiple Sclerosis Month
- 359 Various trainings
- 361 Exhibitions
- 362 Fundraising events
- 363 Photo gallery
- 364 Artists gallery
- 347 The protest of MS patients against national health fund (Kupat Holim Leumit )–" medication is not luxury"
- 812 The struggle in images - Kupat Holim Leumit
- 348 National insurance institute of israel - The medical revolution
- 813 The IMSS members & the difficulties they encounter with the institutions
- 606 Requests for donations & grants by the society members
- 349 Exhibitions
Events & News
01 May 2024
The members of the Israel MS Society created works of art that reflect the many faces of MS - the difficulties it causes, the awareness it sometimes evokes and the human values it cannot undo.
22 January 2024
All the practices teach us to start with the silence, the peace and the light that we have within ourselves. Obviously, external situations change and challenge us, but the connection you have with yourself remains.
29 October 2023
EBV infection and its relation to MS is an interesting area of ongoing work. What is EBV? The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most common viruses to infect […]
15 July 2023
Telling people that you have MS can be difficult. Accepting the diagnosis yourself is hard, let alone sharing the news with others. Being able to talk about being diagnosed with […]
13 July 2023
Smokers are more likely to progress from relapsing-remitting to progressive MS than non-smokers and have higher levels of long-term disability. Smokers with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) are more likely to […]
13 July 2023
Menopause is the natural end to a woman’s periods (menstruation). It usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years. Why discuss MS and menopause? The majority of people […]
13 July 2023
MS is complex and can cause many different symptoms. Early MS may present itself as a history of vague symptoms, which may occur sporadically over a prolonged period of time and […]
05 March 2023
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"Just the way I am" - by Mirage
The song & clip are dedicated to all the persons with MS in Israel & throughout the world.
The song clip produced by the IMSS in collaboration with the band Mirage ,the song celebrates the individual beauty within each one of us and advances the vision of a world free of prejudice, free of oppression of others due to their physical challenges, religious ethnic or gender identification, mental challenges or any of the many reasons that people are victimized.
MS does not define us
We are all one community, big, strong &loving
“We are perfect just the way we are“
"WE ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY WE ARE"
