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International rare disease events
December 2019
Patient Solidarity Day 2019
7 December, more information
UHC Day: Keep the promise
12 December, more information
January 2020
EB 2020 1st Global Congress on Epidermolysis Bullosa
19-23 January, London, UK, more information
February 2020
Rare Disease Film Festival
10 February, UK, more information
March 2020
6th RE(ACT) Congress - 4th IRDiRC Conference 2020
11-14 March, Berlin, Germany, more information
4th ISNS Middle East-North Africa Regional Meeting
8-11 March , Limassol, Cyprus
April 2020
The European IPF Patient Summit
24-26 April 2020, Warsaw, Poland, more information
World Orphan Drug Congress
29 April - 1 May 2020, Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA, more information
May 2020
International Huntington’s Disease Awareness month
May, worldwide, more information
EMSP 2020 Annual Conference
7-9 May 2020, Madrid, Spain, more information
Huntington's Disease Youth Organisation - 1st Young Adult Congress
9-11 May 2020, Glasgow, Scotland, more information
World Orphan Drug Congress
29 April - 1 May 2020, Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA, more information
WHO 73rd World Health Assembly
17-21 May, Geneva, Switzerland
Rare Diseases International 6th Annual Membership Meeting
19 – 20 May 2020, Geneva, Switzerland
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The voice of rare disease patients in Europe
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The Rare Barometer Programme is a EURORDIS initiative that carries out surveys to transform rare disease patients' experiences into figures and facts that can be shared with decision-makers.
An international awareness raising campaign taking place on the last day of February each year, Rare Disease Day is a EURORDIS initiative
Join the largest gathering of rare disease stakeholders across Europe, at the biennial European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products. ECRD is a EURORDIS initiative
The international voice of people living with rare diseases
Bringing together patients, families and experts to share experiences in a moderated multi-language forum.
The Rare Barometer Programme is a EURORDIS initiative that carries out surveys to transform rare disease patients' experiences into figures and facts that can be shared with decision-makers.
An international awareness raising campaign taking place on the last day of February each year, Rare Disease Day is a EURORDIS initiative
Join the largest gathering of rare disease stakeholders across Europe, at the biennial European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products. ECRD is a EURORDIS initiative