About painsa

To improve the management of pain in all its aspects in Southern Africa

To promote an understanding amongst the health care community that the management of pain needs a team approach
To promote co-operation between itself and hospitals, public and private institutes, government authorities, medical schemes, the health care professionals and the public generally
To co-ordinate issues surrounding pain between itself and international groups with similar objectives
To promote research into the diagnosis and treatment of pain
To promote education at all levels in pain management
To organise national, regional and local meetings and annual congresses
The collecting and administering of funds for the furtherance of the above objectives
To provide central co-ordination for the various groups involved in the management of pain in Southern Africa