{"id":59405,"date":"2022-04-25T20:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T00:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/nord-pays-tribute-to-life-and-service-of-senator-orrin-hatch\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T00:14:02","slug":"nord-pays-tribute-to-life-and-service-of-senator-orrin-hatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/es\/nord-pays-tribute-to-life-and-service-of-senator-orrin-hatch\/","title":{"rendered":"NORD Pays Tribute to Life and Service of Senator Orrin Hatch"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 25, 2022, Washington DC—-<\/span><\/b>The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) today issued a statement of tribute to the life and service of the late Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who passed away over the weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver his many years in Congress, Senator Hatch demonstrated his commitment to public health and his concern for the millions of Americans affected by rare diseases through his leadership on numerous issues,\u201d said Peter L. Saltonstall, President and CEO, NORD. \u201cThis includes the key role he played in shepherding the <\/span>Orphan Drug Act <\/span><\/i>through the Senate in the early 1980s to encourage development of treatments for rare diseases. He recognized, at a time when few others did, the crisis for individuals with rare diseases who had no hope of a treatment or cure.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In grateful appreciation of Senator Hatch\u2019s support for the 30 million Americans affected by rare diseases, NORD honored him in 1987 and again in 2016 with its National Health Leadership Award.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Senator Hatch\u2019s leadership on the <\/span>Orphan Drug Act, <\/span><\/i>his many important contributions over the years to public health and support for those with rare diseases have included:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n