Aims of national ankylosing
spondylitis societies:
- to contribute
to physical and mental health of patients with ankylosing spondylitis or
related diseases,
- to organise supervised evening
therapy groups or contact points throughout each country,
- to arrange the exchange of experiences
among the patients,
- to oppose the social isolation
of the patients,
- to advise patients in social and
medical problems associated with the condition,
- to cooperate with physicians and
therapists,
- to represent the interests of
the patients in society, the law, and the health service,
- to promote and encourage scientific
research of the diseases,
- to disseminate knowledge of the
diseases in their country,
- to increase public awareness of
ankylosing spondylitis and related diseases
