World Federation of Neurology News

Journal of the Neurological Sciences issue 447 now available

28 Mar 2023

The latest issue of JNS Vol. 447 is now available online

In Memoriam Prof. Johan Aarli

26 Mar 2023

We are sad to report the passing of Prof. Johan Aarli

Congratulations to the recipients of our most recent WFN Grants-in-Aid

17 Mar 2023

Congratulations to the recipients of our most recent WFN Grants-in-Aid

eNeurologicalSci (eNS) March 2023 issue

13 Mar 2023

The WFN March 2023 issue of the OPEN ACCESS journal eNeurologicalSci Vol. 30 is now available online.

WFN – Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) Department Visit Program in India 2023

7 Mar 2023

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) and the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) are pleased to announce their partnership to invite two Asian Oceanian colleagues to visit the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

2023 WFN Awards - Call for Nominations

7 Mar 2023

The Trustees of the World Federation of Neurology are now calling for nominations for the 2023 WFN medals/awards. There are 3 awards where suitable persons can be nominated.

Earthquake Disaster and Turkish Neurology

26 Feb 2023

On February 6, 2023, two major earthquakes occurred, 9 hours apart, with epicenters in Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş in Turkiye [Turkey]. Unfortunately, nearly a hundred doctors died in the earthquake and five of them were neurologists.

2023 WFN Grants-In-Aid

20 Feb 2023

Applications for WFN Grants-in-Aid are now open.  Up to 6 grants of up to $25,000 with a maximum spend of $100,000 are available.

World Neurology: January-February issue now available online

17 Feb 2023

This issue begins with the President's Column, where World Federation of Neurology (WFN) President Dr. Wolfgang Grisold describes the many international activities being planned by the WFN this year, including the work done with WHO and the UN, World Brain Day 2023, and the exciting plans for the World Congress of Neurology in Montreal in October.

WFN endorses MSIF’s application to add MS treatments on WHO’s Essential Medicines List

13 Feb 2023

MSIF’s application to add MS treatments to the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List (EML) is now publicly available on the WHO website. The EML has a key role in improving access to medicines globally, as a tool for awareness-raising and advocacy. If this application is successful, it will formally acknowledge MS as a global health concern, and put it higher on the agenda of the WHO and individual countries
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