Parkinson Walk-Fund Raising for 50Poor PD Patients

Drug donation brings job satisfaction  of doctors

Parkinson  patients support organization   Ethiopia (PPSO-E ) works for Parkinson patients care givers to live quality life . Donating drug For those who can not afford to purchase brings quality life the Parkinson patients and job satisfaction for  their doctors.

Parkinson disease is a long-term degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system. To date, there is no cure for the condition, but there are medications available to address Parkinson symptoms so improve quality of life for patients. Before the establishment  of  Parkinson patients support organization Ethiopia, Parkinson disease is less known by the Ethiopian society.  This means patients going for treatment were limited . After massive awareness raising activities such as parkinson walk patients started to visit health  institutions for getting treatment. When patients return for follow up, however, to the Doctors dissatisfaction several patients did not take medicine according to the prescription.. Some  of them  take a reduced  amount and some take few tablets when they got money to purchase. This was because the cost of drugs were already high and also price increased from time to time. When the drug   purchased from the Global Giving money given to Poor Parkinson patients helped the patient live quality life and their doctors become happy to see their patents feel better.

As Dr. Abent said I was frustrated when my patient  show no  improvement because of  no drug. After they got drug, however, their health condition improves and I got  job satisfaction.