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#FIGHTFORZACH
August marks exactly a year since Rare Diseases South Africa issued the following press release in respect of our #FigthForZach. Despite...
Rare Diseases SA
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Introducing The South African Rare Diseases Access Initiative
This month our director of research and epidemiology, Dr Helen Malherbe, published yet another correspondence article in the South...
Rare Diseases SA
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Patient Profiles: Wrongful Diagnosis
Having been misdiagnosed, I would have never imagined how life with Pompe would turn out. My name is Michelle Marais and I am a Pompe...
Rare Diseases SA
Oct 21, 20227 min read
Dad Diaries: Life with A Rare Disease Is Anything but Normal
As a dad, it was my absolute honour and privilege to be able to give my daughter one of my kidneys on June 22, 2021. This was exactly...
Rare Diseases SA
Oct 21, 20224 min read
World Birth Defects Day
The 3rd March 2022 is World Birth Defects Day (WBDD) - a day when we recognise birth defects and their impact on the world. WBDD began as...
Hlumela Tshijila
Mar 1, 20224 min read
FOCUS ON IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY RARE DISEASES
Symposium to address the way forward for rare diseases in South Africa The Rare Diseases Access Initiative (RDAI) in association with...
Rare Diseases SA
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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