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Hereditary Angio-Edema Africa is an educational forum for patients, caregivers, physicians and other stakeholders in the Sub Sahara Region seeking to bring more awareness on hereditary angio edema which is a rare and potentially fatal condition caused by C1 esterase inhibitor deficiencies in the human body.
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HAE related events in the region
12th April 2024: First in-person meeting for HAE in Mozambique
The meeting was held in the Orange Corners Mozambique and it attracted activists, patients , caregivers, doctors as well as representatives from the Ministry of HEalth and the Mozambican Association of Rare Diseases.
“It was a supper good and extremely important and edifying for those who were there, we had an exhaustive explanation with Andrea about what it is HAE, symptoms and treatment….It was an impactful meeting and from there we were sure that there is alot to be done in our country”
-Victor Fernando Manjate-
24th May 2021: 1st doctors Seminar on Diagnostic approach to Angio-edema and hereditary angioedema and management in collaboration with Rare Disease Ghana Initiative.
June 2019: 2nd HAE African Doctors Symposium, Kigali, Rwanda
April 2019: ASID Congress held in Dakar, Senegal. Read more….
October 2018 : Allergy Society of Kenya (ASOK) Biennial Scientific Conference held in Nairobi
April 2018: Kenya Pediatrics Association (KPA) Scientific Conference
February 2018: Hereditary Angio-edema Kenya Doctors Seminar
April 2019: ASID Congress held in Dakar, Senegal. Read more….
October 2018 : Allergy Society of Kenya (ASOK) Biennial Scientific Conference held in Nairobi
April 2018: Kenya Pediatrics Association (KPA) Scientific Conference
February 2018: Hereditary Angio-edema Kenya Doctors Seminar
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