Rare Disease Day

Wednesday 29th February is Rare Disease Day; an annual event to raise awareness on an international level.

February 29, 2012 marks the fifth international Rare Disease Day coordinated by EURORDIS and organised with rare disease national alliances in 25 European countries.On this day hundreds of patient organisations from more than 40 countries worldwide are organsing awareness-raising activities converging around the slogan “Rare but strong together”.

Activities will take place across Europe, all the way to Russia, continuing to China and Japan, in the US and Canada, and as far as Australia and New Zealand!

In Portugal, IBMC is involved in this initiative through CGPP and Orphanet.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day a conference will be held at Fundação Eng. António de Almeida, in Porto, at 14h30.

Please check the programme and join us there.