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The Services We Provide : |
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The Parkinson Association SA which is a registered
Non Profit Organisation
(NPO 003-851) was founded in 1970. |
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It has expanded rapidly in the years since
then. We are the only national organisation
working exclusively to support |
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people
with Parkinson's disease & Related Movement
Disorders, their families and
care-givers. |
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Our mission is the conquest of Parkinson's Disease
and the alleviation of the distress it causes. The Association
produces |
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a wide range
of resources, including information sheets,
booklets, audio tapes, videos, on all aspects of
these disorders. |
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Our members receive educational magazine, the
Tulip
Talk & Dystonia a quarterly Forum, which has
many interesting |
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features such as
up-to-date reliable reports on general trends in
treatment, information on welfare matters and
medical |
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viewpoints. |
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There are over 40 support groups across the
country. They are run by volunteers, often people
who suffer from these |
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disorders and their families or care-givers.
Each branch is different in the support it offers,
but generally they provide |
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opportunities for mutual support and social
activities through monthly meetings and practical
help at local level. |
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To find out if there is a support group in your
area,
go to the support page on this web site. |
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We are
recognized as the national voice of people suffering from
a Movement Disorder and their care-givers. |
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Using the
media, advertising and information materials The Parkinson's
Disease & Related Movement Disorders |
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Association
of South Africa is determined to improve the understanding
of Movement Disorders by the general |
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public. We
hope you will join the Association either through a support
group or directly by application to Head |
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Office
because we believe we can help not only people with
Parkinson's disease or Related Movement Disorders |
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but also
those who have their welfare at heart. |
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We host
Seminars/Information days in five of the nine provinces each
year. Through these seminars we educate |
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people with
Movement Disorders, their families, care-givers and health
care professionals about the very |
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specials
needs of these individuals. |
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We will
continue to give high importance to research, as we are
determined that our growing understanding of |
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the cause and
progression of Parkinson's, will lead one day, to an effective
cure being found. |
