Patricia Karani

Regional Patient Advocate for HAEi (Hereditary Angioedema International) in-charge of Sub Sahara Africa Region. My main task is to raise awareness on HAE and form a network of patients and health care professionals in Africa who are sufficiently knowledgeable about the condition and ensure proper management and care.

Born 1981 in Nairobi, Kenya – currently residing in Nairobi

Holds a university degree in Sociology and Economics as well as a higher advanced diploma in Human Resource Management; has 10 years experience in the Human Resource Management field and is currently working in the food and hospitality industry.

Patricia is also a patient living with hereditary angioedema, a rare and debilitating genetic condition.

Other HAE patients in her family: Grandmother (died from an HAE-related swelling to her neck), father, and two brothers.