The Coeliac Research Fund - turning lives around for those with coeliac disease

 

 

The Coeliac Research Fund’s (CRF) aim is to make a very real difference to the lives of people with coeliac disease, both diagnosed and undiagnosed.

 

Coeliac disease affects over one per cent of the world’s population.  In Australia, that means that over 218,000 people are living with coeliac disease.  It is nearly twice as common as Type 1 Diabetes and on a par with stroke rates. But despite this very high prevalence, diagnosis rates in Australia are very low and there is no cure available.

 

The CRF is taking action to deliver a better quality of life for the current generations of Australians living with coeliac disease and for future generations to come. 

 

Three areas of focus

 

To increase public awareness and understanding about all aspects of coeliac disease - its prevalence, causes, symptoms, health implications, diagnosis and management.

To improve diagnosis rates by disseminating information about the best evidence based clinical practice guidelines to the health care sector.

To fund innovative research to find better solutions for the prevention, diagnosis and managment of coeliac disease and ultimately, to discover a cure.

 

By working collaboratively with key people in the coeliac sector at home and overseas - including individuals, coeliac societies, health care professionals, researchers, patient advocacy groups and others who have an interest in coeliac disease - the CRF is committed to bringing about real change for those with coeliac disease, not only in Australia, but world wide.