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Aug 18, 20231 min read

#FIGHTFORZACH

August marks exactly a year since Rare Diseases South Africa issued the following press release in respect of our #FigthForZach. Despite...

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...

Oct 21, 20227 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...

Oct 21, 20224 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...

Mar 1, 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...

Aug 23, 20212 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...