Mda.org – Muscular Dystrophy Association
Mda.org is the official website of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system.
This organization, founded in 1950, funds research and provides medical and community services. It is very famous thanks to the nationwide Telethon it holds every year on Labor Day since 1966. It is also famous thanks to its National Chairman, comedian Jerry Lewis. Some of the diseases it combats are Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker’s muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here you can learn everything about them, their history, and mission. All their latest news are posted here along with all the upcoming events. You can also access to related articles and get to know all their activities. Finally, you can learn how to help them, become a volunteer, make a donation, or make a donation online.