In 2009, NORD was invited to join the official Rare Disease Day campaign, led internationally by EURODIS. Since then, NORD has been the official US sponsor of Rare Disease Day, driving the annual campaign in the states, hosting advocacy events across the country and bringing the rare disease… Read More
If you or someone you love is diagnosed with a rare disease, you might find yourself on a very quick learning curve about the disease (or about the lack of information on the disease, or trying to even get to an accurate diagnosis!). The number one priority for… Read More
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An essay by NORD President and CEO Peter L. Saltonstall on the Orphan Drug Act is featured in Congressional Quarterly Researcher’s Conquering Rare Diseases special issue.
“Rare disease patients cannot afford to return to the early 1980s. The more than 25 million rare disease patients in the United States are counting… Read More
Washington, DC, January 30, 2020—According to the 5th Edition of the “State of the States Report,” released today by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) and its Rare Action Network (RAN™), while many US states took powerful steps forward in 2019, there is major work yet to be done… Read More
On the heels of the 2019 Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit, NORD’s Rare Action Network (RAN) Volunteer State Ambassadors made their way to Capitol Hill on October 23, 2019, to tell their stories and show their stripes. Ambassadors from 20 states… Read More
