Medical conditions/diseases

 


Autism
www.autismassociation.org

The Association for Autism advocates for services to persons with autism and their families, as well as to professional persons that provide services to individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

Autism
www.autismwesterncape.org.za

Autism Western Cape provides education to children with Autism and Residential Care/workshops for adults.

 


The DBS Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps patients who have gone for DBS Treatments, or that still needs to go.


The Motor Neurone Disease Association is a support group for people with MND/ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

Our mission is to provide and promote the best possible support for people living with MND/ALS, their families and carers and to raise public awareness.


The Muscular Dystrophy Foundation supports people affected with muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular disorders. We endeavour to improve the quality of lifestyle of our members, with support, information, equipment and research into the condition.


Eighty percent of blindness is treatable or preventable; therefore 8 out of 10 people who are blind suffer unnecessarily. ORBIS provides the tools, training and technology necessary for local partners to provide their communities with quality eye health services that are affordable, accessible and sustainable.

Since 1982, ORBIS has worked in 89 countries, enhanced the skill of over 288,000 health care professionals and helped establish services that have provided quality eye care to more than 15 million people. In South Africa, we are working to improve eye health services for children by opening a Paediatric Eye Care Centre in Durban in partnership with the Department of Health.


Wiggles and Squiggles recognises and nurtures those children with unique/special needs; accepting and building on each child's individual strengths and abilities. Our school promotes a safe, nurturing, orderly and supportive environment for children with a variety of special needs between 2 and 13 years of age. It is our mission to offer all children, regardless of their impairments, a challenging, engaging and responsive atmosphere where they are free to interact and communicate in their own unique ways.


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