Japan ALS Association

• Educating the public about ALS/MND
• Collecting and disseminating information about ALS/MND
• Lobbying for Government action to improve medical and welfare systems and to accord full political participation to PALS
• Managing research scholarship (JALSA Fund established 1994) to promote scientific research and care skills
• Providing consultations to PALS and their families and helping them gain better communication equipment
• Publishing care manuals and organizing training seminars
• Publishing a quarterly bulletin ‘JALSA’
• Participating in international activities to exchange information and to work together to conquer ALS
• Working towards the goal of establishing a society where PALS can live with dignity

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