Information about rheumatic conditions, the medicines used to treat them, and the support groups working alongside our division.
Choose a condition to see the guides and fact sheets we recommend. Some are ours; others are published by trusted rheumatology organisations and open on their websites.
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Leaflets written by our division explaining what each medicine does, how to take it, and what to watch for.
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Our division works closely with these organisations, and we encourage anyone living with a musculoskeletal condition to reach out to them.
Axial Spondyloarthritis Association of South Africa
For anyone living with axial spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis. ASASA works to shorten the path to diagnosis, to push for timely and tailored care from health professionals across the country, and to give patients a national voice. Members get guides, webinars, a symptom checker and a community.
Watch: All About BloodWith Dr Joanna Reid Visit their websiteSouth African Psoriasis Association
For people affected by psoriasis and psoriatic disease. A small group of volunteers raising awareness, gathering credible educational resources, and building a community around the day-to-day challenges of living with psoriatic disease. SAPSA runs active WhatsApp groups alongside Facebook, Instagram and X.
Visit their websiteLupus support and awareness
A patient-centred non-profit founded in 2018, offering emotional support to people living with lupus and their families. Their work includes patient education, hospital and lupus clinic visits, counselling, community groups, awareness campaigns, and gift bags of necessities for patients who can no longer work.
Visit their websiteThere is a strong need for support groups covering more rheumatic diseases than the ones above.
If you are keen to start a group, know that it is very demanding work — but also very rewarding. You would not be doing it alone: we hold regular meetings to support the people leading support groups, and UCT Rheumatology and colleagues are here to help new groups find their feet.
Email us about starting a groupNothing on this page replaces a conversation with the people treating you. Write your questions down and bring them to your next appointment — we would far rather answer them than have you guess.
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