Roche: Standing still for 7 more years – Raising awareness of the forgotten patients

Roche, a pharmaceutical company, increased awareness of primary progressive multiple sclerosis in Russia by launching an educational website that featured an informative video.

Contrary to common myths, multiple sclerosis is a disease of young people, who are still building their careers and families. One more hard truth is that 10% of them, suffering from a less common primary progressive type of the disease (PPMS), may end up in a wheelchair in just 10 years after the onset. Recent research shows that one out of every four PPMS patients in Russia get their diagnosis confirmed only after living with the disease for several years. Without a proper diagnosis and available treatment, PPMS has been a tragedy for patients and their relatives, leading to inevitable...

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