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Created in 1869 through a generous initiative of the Salviati family, and donated to the Holy See in 1924, the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital is now a comprehensive children’s polyclinic. In 1985, it has been formally recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health as “Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico” IRCCS (Research Hospital), and it is now one of the three Paediatric IRCCS in Italy, and the only one for Central and Southern Regions. The Hospital is a reference point in Italy and abroad and it is connected to the most important paediatric centres in Europe and the United States. The Bambino Gesù Hospital is a non-profit organization, where clinical activities run side by side with scientific research. The Hospital avails itself of 2.600 employees and collaborators: physicians, researchers, nurses, technicians, and volunteers, who are all contributing to the continuous progress of diagnostic methods and therapies for the achievement of higher and higher levels of healthcare. All the activities of the Hospital are carried out in accordance with Christian ethics, and humanization is a crucial aspect of its activities, which also include training and healthcare services to developing countries. The Hospital records 25,000 admissions per year, 83.000 days of day-hospital observation and more than 1.100.000 outpatient performances,

The Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society (AISM) is the only organization in Italy that addresses every aspect of multiple sclerosis (MS), through advocating for the rights of people with MS and providing services and through orienting, promoting, and financing scientific research. MS is among the most common major diseases of the central nervous system. It is chronic, unpredictable, progressive and can lead to serious disability. MS is diagnosed in young adulthood, typically between 20 and 40 years of age and women are diagnosed nearly three times as often as men. The type and severity of symptoms as well as the disease course varies from one person to another. In Italy there is a person diagnosed with MS every 3 hours. AISM was founded in 1968 with the objective of advocating for the rights of people with MS, and over time has become the principle resource not only for people with MS, but for families, healthcare professionals and anyone involved in the fight against this disease. In order to assure that PEOPLE with MS can achieve their life goals, our responsibility is to provide accessible information, support and services to every person with MS and his or her family. We strive to achieve this every day, through the MS Society’s network of 98 local branches and regional coordinating centers present throughout Italy, and with over 13,000 volunteers. This coordinated effort guarantees that no person with MS is alone in facing their disease, but rather can find the answers they need through the MS Society. Promoting individual empowerment of the person at every stage of life and throughout the disease course is achieved through a personalized approach that considers, above all, the individual’s autonomy, life goals and rights. The MS Society’s commitment to RESEARCH focuses on identifying effective therapies and treatment, slowing the progression of the disease, and one day finding a definitive cure.

Anffas Onlus, Associazione Nazionale Famiglie di Persone con Disabilità Intellettiva e/o Relazionale, tutela - dal 1958 - i diritti umani delle persone con disabilità intellettiva e/o relazionale di tutta Italia, anche attraverso la promozione di servizi sul territorio, in ottica di sussidiarietà con lo Stato. Anffas Onlus opera per le pari opportunità, la non discriminazione e l'inclusione sociale delle persone con disabilità intellettiva e/o relazionale in tutti i contesti e le età della vita ed è impegnata per fare in modo che a loro, ed alle loro famiglie, sia garantita la migliore qualità di vita possibile. Maggiori informazioni su: www.anffas.net - www.facebook.com/AnffasOnlus.naz @AnffasOnlus