Medical Support Groups and Patient Associations

Please find below the most comprehensive listing of South African Medical Associations. Please click on any name below for more information re that organisation.

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Acne Website
Addiction Action Campaign
Age-in-Action (formerly - The SA Council for the Aged)
AIDS Foundation of South Africa
Alanon - Alcoholics Support Group Cape Town
Albinism Society of South Africa
Alcoholics Anonymous in the Western Cape
Alzheimer's South Africa
Anorexia and Bulimia Family Support Group
Arthritis Foundation of South Africa
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Support Group of Southern Africa - ADHASA
Autism Western Cape
Batten's Disease Support Group
Bed Wetting Tips
Cape Support for Mental Health
Cerebral Palsy Association South Africa
CHARGE Syndrome Support Group
Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC)
Childsafe - Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA)
Community Intervention Centre (CIC)
Compassionate Friends Bereavement Support Group
Congenital Clubfoot (Talipes) Information and Support Group
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome Support Group
Death Education and Counselling South Africa - South Africa DEACSA
Diabetes South Africa
Down Syndrome Association - Western Cape
Dystonia Association South Africa
Epilepsy South Africa
Family Mediator's Association of the Cape (FAMAC)
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Association - Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR)
Gay and Lesbian Support Group (OUT)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group
Health Professions Council Ombudsman
Her2 Breast Cancer Support Group
Hospice - Helderberg Hospice
Hospice - St Luke's Hospice Cape Town
Hospice - Tygerberg Hospice
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA)
Huntington's Association of South Africa (HASA)
Incontinence Information
Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA)
International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO)
International Birth Defects Information Systems (IBIS)
Leprosy Mission South Africa
Lifeline Western Cape
Living Will Society - SAVES
Malaria in Southern Africa
Meals on Wheels For The Aged
Multiple Sclerosis Southern Africa
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa
Narcotics Anonymous South Africa
National Asthma Education Program
National Council Against Smoking
National Kidney Foundation of South Africa (NKFSA)
National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA)
Nutrition Information Centre (NICUS)
Organ Donor Foundation
Parkinsons Association SA
People Living With Cancer - Support Group
PHANGO (Patient Health Alliance of Non-Governmental Organisations)
Porphyria Support Group of South Africa
Post Natal Depression Support Association South Africa
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of South Africa (PWS)
Primary Immunodeficiency Network of South Africa (PINSA)
Quadriplegic Association of South Africa (QASA)
Rape Crisis
Reach for Recovery Breast Cancer Support Group
Retina South Africa
SA Federation for Mental Health
SA Preemies - Support for Premature Babies
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders Alliance (SABDA)
South African AIDS Directory
South African Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) Support Group
South African Crohn's & Colitis Association
South African Cystic Fibrosis Association - SACFA
South African Dental Association Ombudsman
South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
South African Haemophilia Foundation
South African Hypospadias Association
South African Multiple Birth Association (SAMBA)
South African National Council for The Blind
South African National Council for the Deaf (DEAFSA)
South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA)
South African National Tuberculosis Association (SANTA)
South African Neurofibromatosis Association
South African Noonan's Syndrome Support Group
South African Thalassaemia Association
South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre (SAVIC)
Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS)
Speakeasy - Stuttering Support Group
St John's Ambulance South Africa
Stroke Aid - A support group for people recovering from Strokes
Tay Sachs Association of South Africa
The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, South Africa
The Cancer Association of South Africa - Western Cape (CANSA)
The Cleft Lip & Palate Support Group
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa - Western Cape
The Mental Health Information Centre of SA (MHIC)
The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA)
The South African Bipolar Association
The South African Marfan Syndrome Organisation
The South African Psoriasis Forum
The Sunflower Fund - Bone Marrow Donations
Tourettes Syndrome Support Group
Transverse Myelitis Support Group
Trisomy 18 / Edward's Syndrome Support Group
Turner Syndrome Contact Group of South Africa
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Support Group of South Africa
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndome Association of South Africa
World Burn Foundation of Southern Africa
WP Western Province Blood Transfusion Service