The Cyprus Parkinson's Disease Association was founded in 2000 with the aim to provide useful and practical information for individuals and their families that are confronted with the Parkinson's Disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) in Cyprus.The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson, who published the first detailed description in 1817.The tulip has been elected by many Parkinson's disease organisations and groups as their symbol.
On 11 April 2005, the Red Tulip (named the Dr. James Parkinson Tulip) was launched as the Worldwide Symbol of Parkinson's Disease at the 9th World PD Day Conference in Luxembourg.April 11 is World Parkinson’s Day
The
Pledge for Parkinson's is now live ready for World Parkinson's Disease
Day and also the EPDA event in the European Parliament on 11 April.
Please do sign it View
Petition on Facebook and please encourage your friends and colleagues
to also sign.
European Unity Walk
The European Unity Walk is a unique event that aims to raise
awareness across Europe about Parkinson’s disease and its impact on
people living with the disease, their families and our entire society.
Join
us on Friday 28 September in Amsterdam as we embark on our first
European Unity Walk – a momentous, 1.6-kilometre procession that will
bring together hundreds of our friends and supporters from across
Europe, including people with Parkinson’s.
More information
Move for Change
Download the EPDA Extra "Move for change" (3MB) here
CPDA is a member of the
European
Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) and
World
Parkinson’s Disease Association (WPDA)
CPDA is a life long partner of
