World Parkinson's Day

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2023 Date	11 April 2023
2024 Date	11 April 2024

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World Parkinson's Day in 2023

Tuesday, 11 Apr

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World Parkinson’s Day seeks to raise awareness and to support the advanced research of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder which affects the central nervous system and leads to the decline in movement, dopamine levels, and balance. According to Harvard medical researchers, while the cause and cure for Parkinson’s is unknown, men are 1.5 times more likely to have Parkinson’s disease than women. Parkinson’s Disease Day is celebrated annually on April 11th to coincide with Dr. James Parkinson’s birthday.

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A poem for World Parkinson’s Day by Shelagh Oates, Maidstone, Living with Parkinson’s since 2011 #WorldParkinsonsDay #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth #Parkinsons https://t.co/Kj5XQtK27h
— All On The Board (@allontheboard) April 11, 2023

And I'm thrilled to be spending today, World Parkinson's Day, helping unveil the spanking new Parkinson Centre for Integrated Therapy in Canterbury. It's a hugely ambitious project aiming https://t.co/8QAL8AEYQv https://t.co/fpVr31SwSw https://t.co/dC6HUeryzf
— Mark Mardell (@MarkIMardell) April 11, 2023

A poem for World Parkinson’s Day by Katharina, Hamburg, Germany #WorldParkinsonsDay #Parkinsons https://t.co/bn3loeeOeD
— All On The Board (@allontheboard) April 11, 2023

World Parkinson's Day Facts

According to the Parkinson.Org, in 2022, there are over 10 million people worldwide living with Parkinson’s disease.
In 2022, there are 1 million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States. More than 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year in the United States.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the cost of treating Parkinson’s disease in the United States is $14 billion.