Global Parkinson's Pledge


The Global Parkinson's Pledge was launched at the second World Parkinson Congress in Glasgow, Scotland in 2010 to build a global Parkinson’s movement, make Parkinson’s a priority health, social and economic issue around the world, and to advance the cure.
Advancing the Cure | Providing the Care | Raising the Consciousness

More than 8,000 people have signed the pledge. Have YOU signed it?

Pledge signing competition launches for the month of April 2011 ONLY.

For the month of April only, when people sign the Parkinson's Pledge, they can indicate where they learned about the Pledge or who encouraged them to sign it.

ORGANIZATIONS that are listed the MOST, will win two free registrations to raffle off their members.
INDIVIDUALS who are listed the MOST, will win free registration for themselves and a guest.

Only signatures collected in the month of April will be counted in this competition.



Sign it at www.parkinsonspledge.org.

Read a statement below from our newest supporting organization, the Parkinson's Disease Society Singapore.

By signing the pledge, you will be joining a global Parkinson's movement for change. The Pledge will be the lasting legacy of the World Parkinson Congress 2010 in Glasgow. It will be used by the global Parkinson's community to highlight the urgency of better care for people with Parkinson's and will be presented to the World Health Organisation and other leading government bodies to help showcase the urgent need to invest in better care options for people living with chronic degenerative disease such as Parkinson's.

We want to gather people to sign this pledge which we will present at the third World Parkinson Congress in October 2013 in Montreal, Canada. Watch this promotional pledge video below, created by the Parkinson's UK. Would your organization like to make a video promoting the pledge? If so, we'll show it here and on our Facebook page. Your support matters!





Do you need a copy of the Pledge? Choose one of three languages!
Download a copy in English - Download a copy in Spanish - Download a copy in French


NEW Are you hosting an event? Download a sign-up sheet here.
When the sheets are full and your event is over, enter the names yourself into the webpage OR
mail the pages to the WPC and we will enter them for you.

Visit www.parkinsonspledge.org to sign the pledge yourself.


Read messages of support from five countries around the world:
Parkinson's Disease Society Singapore
World Parkinson Congress
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Parkinson Society Canada
Parkinson's UK
Parkinson's Australia

Send in a message showing your organization's support of the Pledge to info@worldpdcongress.org.



Parkinson's Disease Society Singapore is pleased to support the pledge that has been issued by the WPC 2010 attendees. We encourage Government, medical sector as well as other concerned family and friends, to sign the pledge. This pledge will be our ongoing statement for the future of all People with Parkinson's.

Julie Lau
President
Parkinson's Disease Society Singapore



The World Parkinson Congress is pleased to be able to launch this Global Parkinson's Pledge written and designed for the international Parkinson's community. As a pledge open to anyone touched by Parkinson's, it reminds us that moving the Parkinson's agenda forward is something everyone can participate in. You don't have to be a politician or world leader to sign this pledge. The more names we gather on the pledge, the bigger the message will be regarding how many people are affected by this disease and the quicker we'll draw attention to our need to offer better care for patients and in finding a cure.

Stanley Fahn, M.D.
President
World Parkinson Coalition Inc



This pledge is a solid statement of our common mission to end Parkinson's and care for those who live with it, but pledges in themselves are not self-executing.  They require the dedicated action of many thousands of individuals, toiling quietly in clinics, government agencies, corporate boardrooms and many other places to get the actual work done.   It is the challenge of this action that inspires the Parkinson's Disease Foundation in the United States and the many other organizations around the world that work tirelessly and passionately to execute this pledge.   As our U.K. colleagues like to say, let's “get a move on”!

Robin Anthony Elliott
Executive Director
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
United States  



The launch of the World Parkinson Congress Declaration is an exciting opportunity for the international Parkinson's community to bring attention to Parkinson's disease as a major health, social and economic priority. This Declaration is another step forward in building a global Parkinson's movement. Parkinson Society Canada is committed to being an active participant in this ongoing collaboration that will benefit the 6.3 million people living with Parkinson's around the world.

Le lancement de la déclaration du Congrès mondial sur la maladie de Parkinson offre une occasion unique à tous ceux, partout dans le monde, qui sont touchés par la maladie de Parkinson d'attirer l'attention sur cette maladie et d'en faire une priorité en matière de santé, de société et d'économie. Cette déclaration contribue à la création d'un mouvement mondial visant à combattre la maladie de Parkinson. La Société Parkinson Canada est déterminée à participer activement à cette collaboration continue qui bénéficiera aux 6,3 millions de personnes atteintes de la maladie de Parkinson dans le monde.

Joyce Gordon
Executive Director
Parkinson Society Canada



We're championing the global Parkinson's pledge because we are passionate about finding a cure and improving life for everyone affected by Parkinson's.

It's easy to get involved and make a real difference to the lives of people with Parkinson's and you'll be joining a vibrant global Parkinson's community to work towards finding a cure. So join me and sign up today.

Steve Ford
Chief Executive
Parkinson's UK



Parkinson's Australia  is pleased to support the pledge that has been issued by the WPC 2010 attendees. We encourage all Members of the various  State bodies, as well as other concerned family and friends, to sign the pledge. This pledge will be our ongoing statement for the future of all People with Parkinson's.

John Silk, OAM
Vice President
Parkinson's Australia

 

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