Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year and is organised by EURORDIS, an international patient-driven alliance of rare disease patient organisations. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives.
A Colloquium is being organised by the Malta BioBank and held under the patronage of Mrs Michelle Muscat, President of the Marigold Foundation. The event will be held on Friday 26 February 2016 at noon and will showcase the research that is currently being conducted at the University of Malta on rare disorders for the benefit of patients and their families. Further information about the event will be published in due course.
Any student or university staff who is doing research on rare diseases and would like to participate in the Colloquium is kindly requested to contact Dr Alexander Camilleri via email.