Rare Disease Day takes place on 28 February, and Rare Diseases South Africa (RDSA) is calling on South Africans, the healthcare sector and the broader public to use this day for more than a symbolic show of support.
For families living with a rare disease, Rare Disease Day is not a “nice-to-have” awareness moment. It is one of the few times each year when rare conditions are visible enough to change what happens next, in a consultation room, in a referral pathway, or inside a funding decision, says the NPO.
“Rare Disease Day matters because awareness leads to action,” says Kelly du Plessis, Founder and CEO of Rare Diseases South Africa. “In the rare disease world, one more question…
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Pocket Mazda
Van der Merwe is approached by SANRAL one day who want to build a new highway through his donkey farm. Van is really concerned with how his donkeys can get from one side of the farm to the other without having to cross the highway and risk being injured or killed. He is promised that they will build bridges the highway so that his donkeys can cross under the highway. Van agrees and gives them the go-ahead.
The highway is built and a year later the same rep goes to the farm to go see how Van and his donkeys are. He eventually finds Van under one of these bridges chipping away at the roof of the tunnel with a hammer and chisel.
\”Mnr Van de Merwe, what are you doing damaging the highway bridge?\”
Star Killer
Could you perhaps tell me which political party is the ruling party in South Africa?