Bringing together people & families affected by FA in New Zealand
Fanconi Anaemia Support Australasia (FASA) is a membership-driven volunteer organisation which aims to unite and inform the FA community in New Zealand, and beyond.
Fanconi Anaemia (FA) is a rare, life-limiting genetic disorder causing bone marrow failure in children and a predisposition to gynaecological, head and neck cancers, together with other complications both in childhood and in later life.
Support for families with FA in New Zealand
We provide support to families in New Zealand living with Fanconi Anaemia.
- Newly diagnosed?
- Looking to connect with other FA families?
- Moving from paediatric care to the adult system?
- Would like to donate to FASA?
Contact Mariska van Essen
Based in Wellington, Mariska is a parent of a child with Fanconi Anaemia (FA), and is the Vice-President of FASA.
- mariska.vanessen@fasa.org.nz
- (+64) 0220 655 015
Partnering in FA research
FASA supports and encourages medical research into the treatment and cure of Fanconi Anaemia in Australia and overseas.
Join Us
Fanconi Anaemia Support Australasia is a membership based organisation registered in Australia. Please sign up now – it’s free – so we can keep in touch from time to time and strengthen the network of FA family and friends.
Join the conversation
Got a question? Looking for advice? Need to vent?
The FA Australia/New Zealand Facebook group has been chatting and supporting each other for many years. Now they’ve adopted FASA and have become our first social media meeting place. All FASA members are invited to stop by, join up and say hi. We’ll post information on upcoming events to that Facebook page as well as to our home website.
FASA acknowledges the generous support of the
Fanconi Cancer Foundation in the United States.
