The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society MDS Task Force for the Middle East was established to raise awareness and promote education across the region on PD and other movement disorders. ...RESULTS: Eight overarching principles emerged for the consensus statement on current needs: more movement disorders specialists, multidisciplinary care, accurate epidemiologic data, educational programs, availability of drugs, and availability of more advanced therapy, enhanced health care resources and infrastructure, and greater levels of awareness within the general population and among health care professionals. ...