• To assist people with Motor Neurone Disease to maintain their independence for as long as possible and live with dignity and hope in a caring environment.
• To provide assistance to the families of those suffering from Motor Neurone Disease.
• To foster medical research and provide support for research into Motor Neurone Disease and its causes.
• To affiliate with any body that may time to time be set up to promote the welfare of Motor Neurone Disease patients and their families.

HISTORY

The Association (previously called Motor Neurone Society of WA Inc) came into existence in June 1983 at a meeting attended by a small group of patients and their families, representatives of health and welfare groups and other concerned people. This meeting was in response to an absolute lack of information and support for people with Motor Neurone Disease in WA at the time.

The Association (MNDA WA) has grown to provide a comprehensive Care Advisory Service partly funded by the Health Department. It is however, very reliant on donations and grants from service organisations, Lotteries Commission, charitable foundations, corporate sponsors, individual donors, and our own fundraising efforts to maintain and develop services particularly as demand is constantly growing. One hundred and five people in WA were registered at January, 2001.

The success of the Association is due to the work of  a dedicated group of Board Management members, staff and volunteers and people living with Motor Neurone Disease.

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