Held under the auspices of Prof. Hatem El Gabaly, The Minister of Health and Population, Egypt

 

Welcome

The first World Parkinson's Disease Day was held on 11 April 1997, and commemorated the birthday of Dr James Parkinson. That occasion marked the launch of the Charter for People with Parkinson’s and was the first of successive annual World PD Day celebrations held to raise the profile and enhance the public's awareness of Parkinson's disease.

In 2003, the Global Declaration for Parkinson’s Disease ‘Moving and Shaping’, developed by the WHO Working Group on Parkinson’s Disease was launched in India and has received the support and signatures of many from around the world including: Prime Ministers Tony Blair, UK, John Howard, Australia, Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg, Swiss federal president Samuel Schmid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Muhammed Ali, Rasheda Ali-Walsh, Michael J Fox, The Rt. Hon Paul Boateng, UK High Commissioner for South Africa and Yukta Mookhey, Former Miss World.

2008 World Parkinson’s Disease Day celebrations

Healthcare professionals and people with Parkinson’s are invited to participate in this very special celebration to listen to presentations from international opinion leaders and specialists in Parkinson’s management:

• Hany Aref, Egypt
• Mary G Baker, MBE, UK
• Saeed Bohlega, Saudi Arabia
• Tuna Burgut, Qatar
• Jonathan Carr, Africa
• Leslie Findley, UK
• Oscar Gershanik, Argentina
• Alla Guekht, Russia
• Nael Hasan, Saudi Arabia
• Saher Hashem, Egypt
• Ashraf Kurdi, Jordan
• Yoshikuno Mizuno, Japan
• Ossama Morsi, Spain
• Ahmed Shakal, Egypt
• M.Taghi Yasamy, Egypt (WHO)

 

If you would like to attend this special event, please complete the registration form below OR email your full details to: worldpdday@epda.eu.com