Muscular Dystrophy Australia

Muscular Dystrophy Australia (MDA) is working towards a world without Muscular Dystrophy (MD) - but in the meantime, providing support and hope as an organisation respected by the MD community. MDA provides respite services, programs and support as well as funding research at the National Muscular Dystrophy Centre in the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Muscle Clinics at the Royal Childrens Hospital. An integral role of MDA is to provide continual support and advice for families, right from the moment of diagnosis, as its essential families receive the most up-to-date information and stay informed about existing and new programs, research and services. One of the most important services MDA provides is respite camps, with CampMDA alone providing over 14,000 hours of respite per annum to families of affected children. Since 1984, MDA has provided over half a million hours of respite for those in the community affected by MD, as well as over 110,000 hours of the suppor...