28 de Fevereiro — Dia de Conscientização sobre Doenças Raras

Feb 27, 2021

The European Union considers a disease as rare when it affects less than 1 in 2,000 citizens.

Over 6,000 different rare diseases have been identified to date affecting an estimated 30 million people in Europe and 300 million worldwide.

72% of rare diseases are genetic whilst others are the result of infections (bacterial or viral), allergies and environmental causes, or are degenerative and proliferative. 70% of those genetic rare diseases start in childhood.

Rare Disease Day 2021 - 28 Feb

The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness with policy makers and the public of rare diseases and of…

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28 de Fevereiro — Dia de Conscientização sobre Doenças Raras

The European Union considers a disease as rare when it affects less than 1 in 2,000 citizens.

Over 6,000 different rare diseases have been identified to date affecting an estimated 30 million people in Europe and 300 million worldwide.

Rare Disease Day 2021 - 28 Feb

The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness with policy makers and the public of rare diseases and of…

rarediseaseday

Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise…

Written by Joaquim Cardoso @ BCG