It is with great pride and a collective sense of achievement that we present the SA CysticFibrosis Registry report for 2019-2020. The collection of data for this period coincided witha time in which healthcare provision and services for people with CF were severely...
The CFNF Committee has been engaging with Vertex and various stakeholders over the past twelve months to ascertain the affordability and access to Vertex’s modulator treatments, namely Trikafta and Kalydeco. The last engagement was held on the 23rd of September,...
The CF Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee in South Africa (MSAC) welcomes the news that people from 12 years of age in SA are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. Worldwide, including SA, COVID-19 and the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the health...
I can eat while I sleep, what is your superpower? All people need food to live. Sometimes a person cannot eat enough food to keep up with what his/her body needs when it is suffering from an illness. When this occurs, nutrition may be supplied in a different way. One...
May is Cystic Fibrosis awareness month and we want to tell you more about the South African Cystic Fibrosis Association by asking Alan Dunn Chairperson of SACFA and SACFA Central Region (Gauteng) a few questions. Alan has been part of SACFA Central region since 1990,...
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