juillet 26, 2019

Tackling rare diseases a ‘European success story’

Speaking in Brussels, Yann Le Cam, CEO of Eurordis, the European organisation for rare diseases, said, “We have gone from near ignorance to the recognition of rare diseases as a public health priority in Europe.” He added, “The landscape has changed drastically; expertise and innovative technologies that can potentially benefit people living with a rare…

United Nations human rights body stresses the need to address rare diseases within Universal Health Coverage

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has made reference to persons living with a rare disease within its recently published annual report to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The 2019 report focuses on the topic of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and looks at how the human rights framework…