Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with ALS (motor neurone disease) is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in Colombia
- Asociación Colombiana de Esclerosis Lateral AmiotróficaColombian ALS Association: patient organisation in Colombia supporting people with ALS/MND and their families with information and support.All of Colombia
- Fundación Colombiana para Enfermedades Huérfanas (FUNCOLEHF)Fundación Colombiana para Enfermedades Huérfanas (FUNCOLEHF): foundation in Colombia supporting people with rare diseases; member of RDI.All of Colombia
- Federación Colombiana de Enfermedades Raras (FECOER)Federación Colombiana de Enfermedades Raras (FECOER): national rare disease alliance in Colombia supporting people with rare diseases; member of RDI.All of Colombia
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in Colombia and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes ALS (motor neurone disease).
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without ALS (motor neurone disease) to compare with. Family and friends can help.