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Rare Disease (RD) is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an often debilitating, lifelong disease or disorder with a prevalence of 1 or less per 1,000 population. However, there is no universal definition as different countries define rare..

Ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for May 10, 2023, the Organisation of Rare Diseases of India (ORDI) has called upon the political parties in Karnataka to include support for rare diseases in their election manifesto. The state accounts for..

Globally as well as in India, rare or orphan diseases as they are also known, pose a significant threat not just to the public health system but also to the country’s economic burden. Not to mention the catastrophic impact on..

New Delhi: The government has exempted all food and drugs imported for the treatment of all rare diseases from basic customs duty, a move that could potentially benefit 70-90 million people and which has been hailed by people working in..

SPOC ( Society of Prevention of Cancer ) with  ICON Clinical Research (a Global CRO) brought together a experts to discuss modalities to prevent or delay the prognosis of the cancer. The panel also discussed ways to make the journey..

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Speaking Opportunity at ISCR ( Indian Council for Clinical Research) brings lot of Hopes. Helps to get the latest in Clinical; trial, Technology, trends and what is in store for Rare Diseases...

The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 included a declaration to launch a project to eliminate sickle cell anaemia from the country by 2047. “A mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047 will..

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) that advises the drug regulator of the country has recommended waiver of local phase III and IV clinical trials in India for Sanofi Healthcare India’s orphan drug to treat the Pompe disease. The Committee recommended..

Participated as a Panelist in IQVIA Kickoff Panel Discussion held at Dubai on 26 Th Jan 2023 Discussion was on Patients First – Collaborating with patients for accelerated Healthcare and Impact on communities...

I was speaker at IEM day in Mysore on 20th Nov 2022. This was organized jointly by MERD India Foundation, ORDI, IAP, JSS Academy of HigherEducation and Research, IEM Support Charitable Support Trust. Thanks to Dr Deepa Bhat who manged..

Today was happy to receive a confirmatory letter for Govt of Karnataka on implementation of NPRD 2021 in the state. This is the first state to implement in the country. Earlier Karnataka was the first state in the country to..

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August 29, 2022: The world over, August is commemorated as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness month. SMA, a progressive disease that robs affected people of their ability to walk, breathe and swallow is the leading cause of inherited death in babies. It has an incidence of around 1 in 6000. Rare diseases like SMA are difficult to handle and live with. The..

August 29, 2022: The world over, August is commemorated as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness month. SMA, a progressive disease that robs affected people of their ability to walk, breathe and swallow is the leading cause of inherited death in babies. It has an incidence of around 1 in 6000. Rare diseases like SMA are difficult to handle and live with. The..

Bangalore Baptist Hospital teams up with Organization for Rare Disease India (ORDI) to fight spinal muscular atrophy. Globally the month of August is commemorated as spinal muscular atrophy awareness month. SMA, a progressive disease that robs a?ected people of their..

August is commemorated as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness month. SMA, a progressive disease that robs affected people of their ability to walk, breathe and swallow is the leading cause of inherited death in babies. It has an incidence of around 1 in 6000. Rare diseases like SMA are difficult to handle and live with. The advent of revolutionary newer therapies has..

We Care For SMA: Fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy Organised At Bangalore Baptist Hospital The world over, August is commemorated as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness month. SMA, a progressive disease that robs a?ected people of their ability to walk, breathe..