A new video on managing uveitis, presented by Dr Sophia Zagora, is now available under Clinician Resources
The Juvenile Arthritis Foundation Australia (JAFA) is a fully registered national charity with DGR1 status. It was established in 2019 and is the primary organisation representing children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and related childhood rheumatic diseases (CRDs) and their families in Australia. JAFA is governed by a Board of Directors, staffed by a CEO, Digital Lead, Program Manager and Admin Officers and relies heavily on volunteer support.
When JAFA’ s founders, Professors Ruth and Stephen Colagiuri’ s granddaughter was diagnosed with JIA in 2018, they were shocked to find that, despite similar prevalence and seriousness, services for JIA lagged 40 years behind those for diabetes and other common chronic childhood diseases. They established JAFA with the aim of bringing government services and support for JIA and related CRDs up to the same level as comparable conditions.
Since its establishment JAFA has built a community of JIA families across Australia and raised political awareness and attention to the plight of children with JIA and related CRDs. For example in the past four years, JAFA: