Professional Support

The Muscular Dystrophy Association embarked on a new vision and mission, following the publication of "Voices of Hope - coping with muscular dystrophy in Mauritius" in April 2008. Until then, the environment in which no muscular dystrophy patients were treated medically led to early demise of the sufferers. Hence, boys with Duchenne passed away as early as their mid-teens, compared with Duchenne patients who live in their thirties and even beyond their forties in countries where medical interventions slow the progress of the disease and offer better quality of life. For more information, please read the website section on "The Doctors story."

On behalf of the muscular dystrophy sufferers, MDA acknowledges with deep appreciation the epic and historic role of the professional support in making an enormous impact of the lives of the sufferers. The immediate effect has been the enhanced quality of life, which in due course, should embrace higher life expectancy.

Medical Practitioners (alphabetical order)

Pascale Dinan
Keenoo Hassim
Patrick How
Francois Ip
Francois Leung
Therese Leung
Yaseen Neetoo
Christian Pac Soo
Shayam Ramgulam
Ramprakash Reesaul
Shad Siddiqui
Maiyalagan Sundaresan
Vivek Treebhoobun
Deva Veerasamy

Psychologist

Veronique Wan

Physiotherapists

Sam Soondar Tauckoor
Chalini Abahoosee

Clinic Fortis-Darné: centre de cardiologie des Mascareignes

On 7 April 2009, the clinic has provided free cardio and lung function tests to some 40 patients affected by muscular dystrophy to celebrate World Health Day. MDA is looking forward to a regular support from the clinic in the future.