PARKINSON'S DISEASE & RELATED MOVEMENT DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

The services we provide

The Parkinson Association SA which is a registered Non Profit Organisation (NPO 003-851) was founded in 1970. It has expanded rapidly in the years since then. We are the only national organisation working exclusively to support people with Parkinson's disease & Related Movement Disorders, their families and care-givers.  

Our mission is the conquest of Parkinson's Disease & Related Movement Disorders, and the alleviation of the distress it causes. The Association produces a wide range of resources, including information sheets, booklets, audio tapes, videos, on all aspects of these disorders. Our members receive a quarterly educational magazine, the Tulip Talk & Dystonia Forum, which has many interesting features such as up-to-date reliable reports on general trends in treatment, information on welfare matters and medical viewpoints.

There are over 40 support groups across the country. They are run by volunteers, often people who suffer from these disorders and their families or care-givers. Each branch is different in the support it offers, but generally they provide opportunities for mutual support and social activities through monthly meetings and practical help at local level. To find out if there is a support group in your area, go to the support page on this web site.

We are recognized as the national voice of people suffering from a Movement Disorder and their care-givers.  Using the media, advertising and information materials The Parkinson's Disease & Related Movement Disorders Association of South Africa  is determined to improve the understanding of Movement Disoders by the general public. We hope you will join the Association either through a support group or directly by application to Head Office because we believe we can help not only people with Parkinson's diseease or Related Movement Disorders but also those who have their welfare at heart.

We host Seminars/Information days in five of the nine provinces each year. Through these seminars we educate people with  Movement Disorders, their families, care-givers and health care professionals about the very specials needs these individuals.

We will continue to give high importance to research, as we are determined that our growing understanding of the cause and progression of Parkinson's, will lead one day, to an effective cure being found.