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KNOWN for her support of organisations dedicated to fighting illness and disease, Her Majesty Queen Sofia will be in Almeria on June 20 and 21. She will chair the first International Manolo Barrós Congress on ALS, a neurodegenerative disease which cannot be cured and in May took the life of her friend Major General Manolo Barrós. It is estimated that some 5,000 people in Spain alone suffer from this disease and the average life span of anyone who shows symptoms is around five years. Through her Reina Sofia Foundation and the collaboration of specialists throughout the country, Her Majesty hopes that a cure can be found and that this Congress which is due to attract more than 200 attendees will allow for an exchange of what knowledge there is and a step
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Credit: CIEN Cancer Foundation
Queen’s visit Costa de Almeria • Issue No. 2033 • 20 - 26 June 2024
Queen Sofia at the CIEN Cancer Foundation.
forward in helping those who suffer. Major General Barrós was linked to the Royal Family for 30 years, 14 of them as head of the Security Service and it was his and the Queen’s wish that this important congress should carry his name.
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