About Lupus
Lupus Alert is the only registered NGO that provides active physical, moral, emotional and financial support to patients and families with Lupus and other related autoimmune diseases in Mauritius.
Founded in January 2000, Lupus Alert was awarded the International Lifetime Achievement Award in the control of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) on 26th June 2010 during the 9th International Congress on SLE held in Vancouver.
Lupus Alert Achievements
2000
Disability Living Allowance for Lupus patient. This financial assistance has been particularly beneficial for the women patients forming the majority of Lupus sufferers, especially in cases where a husband prefers to leave the house than cope with a permanently sick wife.
2000
Disability Living Allowance for Lupus patient. This financial assistance has been particularly beneficial for the women patients forming the majority of Lupus sufferers, especially in cases where a husband prefers to leave the house than cope with a permanently sick wife.
Personal Stories
It will be two years since I was diagnosed with Lupus. I was diagnosed in Italy. My first symptoms were face rash, fever, joint pains and other serious complications involving the kidneys. When I was in Italy it was difficult to follow a treatment and I decided to return to Mauritius. I started a treatment at the hospital and my condition has now been stabilized. I have learnt to accommodate my life to Lupus. I started a job and have resumed my studies
