OUR MISSION
To empower people by providing information about lupus and other autoimmune diseases and offering support, so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively. OUR VALUES
• We believe in improving the lives of people who have lupus and other autoimmune diseases
• We believe that lupus and other autoimmune diseases patients are entitled to specialized care
and treatment
• We believe that lupus and other autoimmune diseases patients are entitled to the best possible information about their condition
• We believe in informing and educating the medical profession and the public about lupus and other autoimmune diseases and their effects
• We believe in bringing people with lupus and other autoimmune diseases together so they are not isolated
• We believe in listening to people who want to talk about lupus and other autoimmune diseases
AIMS AND POWERS
• To collect information on all aspects of Lupus and other autoimmune diseases, both in the medical and sociological areas of the disease.
• To assist in improving knowledge of the disease for people with Lupus and other autoimmune diseases and for members of the health, welfare and medical professions.
• To encourage and/or undertake surveys and research projects related to the disease and the publication of the useful results of any such research.
• To promote awareness of the disease throughout AFRICA and the Support Groups that are available for sufferers in the continent.
• To gain representation on any international body whose interests could be of benefit to members of HOPE FOR LUPUS AFRICA and other autoimmune diseases.
• To assist with the establishment of Support Groups in other cities where at present they do not exist.
• To promote all such other lawful actions as are necessary for the attainment of the above objects.
