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Healthcare Funding and Resources – SA’s ‘Other’ Pandemic
South Africa’s GDP allocation to healthcare research is under 0.3% - a far cry from where it should be.

Rare Diseases SA
Dec 15, 20203 min read


Universal Health Care in South Africa - what do we need to strive for?
In September 2019, Member States of the United Nations, including South Africa, signed the most comprehensive and ambitious declaration...

Rare Diseases SA
Dec 12, 20202 min read


5 Things Rare & Chronic Illness Patients hope you will understand better after Covid-19
"State of Emergency" is a permanent way of life for rare and chronically ill patients.

Rare Diseases SA
Dec 8, 20204 min read


Advocacy – what is that?
WHAT IS ADVOCACY? Whilst we are spending the month of Feb re-framing what the world thinks about Rare, we thought we spend just one day...

Rare Diseases SA
Feb 5, 20204 min read


Rare Diseases SA responds to signing of Presidential Health Compact 25 July 2019 – Pretoria
Rare Diseases South Africa (RDSA) has released the statement below in response to the signing of the Presidential Health Compact and in...

Rare Diseases SA
Aug 14, 20191 min read


Girl with Rare Condition makes Teddy Bears to hide IV Bags for Paediatric patients
A 12-year-old American girl has come up with an ingenious product to ease the anxieties of paediatric patients just like her. Ella Casano...

Rare Diseases SA
Aug 14, 20191 min read


Be Brave Box – What to Pack
If you or your company are looking for an initiative to support this Mandela Day (18 July 2019), then consider the Be Brave Box project...

Rare Diseases SA
Aug 14, 20192 min read


My Fireman’s journey with Fanconi Anemia from birth. By Gidion’s mom
My son Gidion was diagnosed with #FanconiAnemia (#FA) at birth, a very rare genetic disorder causing fatal bone marrow failure. He came...

Rare Diseases SA
Aug 14, 20193 min read


Daily life is a struggle but we couldn’t imagine not having Connor in our lives. #Dravet Syndrome
On the 21st of January 2011, our beautiful little boy Connor was born. He was perfect in every way and had no issues what so ever. Connor...

Rare Diseases SA
Aug 14, 20193 min read


What NOT to say to a grieving mother… Words by Tuschka Reynders
I thought long and hard before I posted this, since I don’t want to offend anyone. I know in my heart everything said to me is said with...

Rare Diseases SA
Jul 28, 20194 min read
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