In Khammam, Indian Organization for Rare Diseases hosted a World Rare Disease Day 2024 conference with Swarna Bharat Trust, bringing together patients, experts, and stakeholders.
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The Union Health Ministry has designated Kerala’s Sree Avittam Thirunal Hospital (SAT) hospital, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, as a centre of excellence (CoE) for treating rare diseases, making it the 11th such hospital in the country under the Rare Disease Policy 2021. The decision was formally taken by the Rare Disease Cell, Union Ministry of HealthRead more
Project Y and the Rare Care Centre at Perth, Australia, Children’s Hospital have partnered with the Indian Organisation for Rare Diseases (IORD) to improve rare disease visibility and recognition on a global scale Following successful advocacy from IORD, the health commissioner of India’s state of Telangana approved a ground-breaking proposal to count rare disease patientsRead more
In what is seen as a step in the right direction, the government has hiked the grant for rare disease treatment from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh as per a new office memorandum issued on May 19, 2022 by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Rare Diseases Cell, New Delhi. InRead more