Kuching Parkinson’s Society (KPS) began as a support group for people with Parkinson’s, their caregivers and family members in 2015.

Educational sessions given were by various professionals keep the group well informed. It also served as a platform to share experiences and provide emotional support to one another.
As members grew over the years, the volunteers and those affected by Parkinson’s Disease (PD) decided to take the effort to the next level.

In November 2017, Kuching Parkinson’s Society was officially registered as a Non-Governmental Organisation.

In the last few years, Kuching Parkinson’s Society has been active in advocating for better care and management of PD by organising public forums, medical forums, and also training more therapists in PD-specific management and interventions.

To date, the society has sponsored the training of two physiotherapists in advanced PD management, and one LSVT Loud Speech Therapist.

The society is aiming to train more PD-specific trained therapists in 2026, thus, the partnership with Laila Stroke Care Centre to organize the LSVT BIG workshop.  This is to ensure that Sarawak and our neighbouring regions will be able to meet the increasing demands of better PD-specific care and management.