- About EURORDIS
- About Rare Diseases
- Rare Disease Policy
- Orphan Drugs & Treatments
- What is an orphan drug?
- Improve the safety of your medicines
- Compassionate Use
- Role of EURORDIS
- Patient advocates involvement
- Access to orphan drugs
- Health technology assessment
- EURORDIS Round Table of Companies (ERTC)
- List of the latest marketing authorisations and orphan medicinal products designations
- Living with a Rare Disease
- Services & Trainings
- Get involved
- News & Events
Information & Networking
EURORDIS empowers people living with a rare disease by encouraging them to share information, learn from each other, and join forces. We believe that our strength is in numbers and through acting together in a coordinated way we can move forward solutions.
EURORDIS has 974 member organisations in 74 countries, representing altogether more than 4000 different diseases. EURORDIS uses its pivotal position to build the capacity of patients and organisations to inform, educate, and raise awareness about rare diseases.
We initiated and coordinate International Rare Disease Day, held on the last day of February each year. The annual Membership Meeting, the European Conference on Rare Disease and Orphan Products (ECRD), and the Rare Disease Day Policy Event bring stakeholders together to exchange knowledge and share resources. The EURORDIS InfoHub, Policy Fact Sheets and EURORDIS TV are amongst many resources available on the EURORDIS website that keeps the rare disease community informed on current topics in the field.
We also promote instruments and services that foster the exchange between patients and organisations. The RareConnect.org social forum allows patients to interact in a moderated setting. We also facilitate the networking of specific rare disease Help Lines across Europe.
Rare disease help lines
Rare disease help lines offer social, psychological and information solutions to people living with a rare disease.
EURORDIS Black Pearl Awards
The EURORDIS Black Pearl Awards recognise outstanding accomplishments, excellence and leading work in the field of rare diseases.
EURORDIS TV
EURORDIS TV identifies and gathers the best rare disease-related videos into one convenient venue
Rare Disease Day
Held on the last day of February, Rare Disease Day is an annual international awareness-raising event coordinated by EURORDIS
The European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD)
The leading conference gathering all rare disease stakeholders in Europe
EURORDIS Membership Meeting
Each year, EURORDIS holds a general assembly attended by close to 200 of its member organisations. These events are always excellent networking opportunities for patients to meet other patient advocates from around the world.
RareConnect
RareConnect.org, the online network for rare disease communities, brings together patients, families, and groups from around the world who might otherwise be isolated
EURORDIS Policy Fact Sheets
The EURORDIS Policy Fact Sheets provide an easy-to-use informational tool that facilitates participation in developing national and European policies
Rare!Together
EURORDIS created the Rare!Together programme to assist the process of creating, operating, and managing European Rare Disease Federations
EURORDIS Social Media
Particpate in the conversation on Rare Disease Day’s Social Media
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The voice of rare disease patients in Europe
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
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