📢 Attention Rare Disease Community: 
Last year, the federal government launched the National Rare Disease Drug Strategy, which included a funding commitment of $1.4 billion to help provinces and territories pay for rare disease drugs. 
However, one year later and not a single penny has been spent to help fund rare disease drugs. There is no sense of urgency, no goals to treat patients as soon as possible, and no timelines to roll out this funding. 
With one child dying with a rare disease in Canada every 18 minutes and over 3 million Canadians of all ages dealing with years before diagnosis or access to new therapies, our lives are on the line, and nothing is more urgent. 
This is why CORD is launching this campaign to get governments across Canada to move forward on the promised funding. The centrepiece of the campaign is an open letter that was sent to Prime Minister Trudeau, Premiers, and Canadian Health Ministers and amplified via ads in key publications and social media channels.
Let’s unite as a community and show Canadian governments that our lives matter! 
#FightForOurLives 
Visit www.fightforourlives.ca to learn more. Â
📢 Avis à la communauté des maladies rares :
L’annĂ©e dernière, le gouvernement fĂ©dĂ©ral a lancĂ© la StratĂ©gie nationale visant les mĂ©dicaments pour le traitement des maladies rares, avec un financement de 1,4 milliard de dollars pour aider les provinces et les territoires Ă financer les mĂ©dicaments contre les maladies rares.
Un an plus tard, pas un seul sou n’a Ă©tĂ© versĂ© pour fournir un mĂ©dicament Ă un patient atteint d’une maladie rare. Il n’y a pas de sentiment d’urgence, pas d’objectifs pour traiter les patients le plus rapidement possible et pas de plan pour la mise en Ĺ“uvre de ce financement.
Toutes les 18 minutes, un enfant meurt d’une maladie rare au Canada et plus de 3 millions de Canadiens de tous âges doivent attendre des annĂ©es avant d’ĂŞtre diagnostiquĂ©s ou d’avoir accès Ă de nouvelles thĂ©rapies : nos vies sont en jeu et rien n’est plus urgent.
C’est pourquoi l’Organisation canadienne pour les maladies rares lance cette campagne pour inciter les gouvernements Ă travers le Canada Ă mettre en place le financement promis. La pièce maĂ®tresse de la campagne est une lettre ouverte envoyĂ©e au Premier ministre Trudeau, aux Premiers ministres et aux ministres canadiens de la santĂ©. Elle a Ă©tĂ© diffusĂ©e par le biais d’annonces dans des publications clĂ©s et sur les mĂ©dias sociaux. Dans ce contexte, nous vous demandons de nous aider en posant les gestes suivants :
Unissons-nous en tant que communauté et montrons aux gouvernements canadiens que nos vies comptent !
#CombatDeNosVies
Pour en savoir plus, visitez : www.fightforourlives.ca/fr
RARE DISEASE DAY 2024 CANADIAN ILLUMINATIONS
On February 29, 2024 these monuments will be lit up in honor of Rare Disease Day. #LightUpForRare Amherst Town Hall in Amherst Nova ScotiaBrampton Clock TowerBritish Columbia LegislatureBritish Columbia PlaceCalgary TowerEdmonton High Level BridgeEdmonton TowerFred A. Lundy bridge in Newmarket, ONMississauga City HallNanaimo BastionNiagara Falls (10:00pm – 10:15pm.) [Live cam link: https://www.earthcam.com/canada/niagarafalls/?cam=niagarafalls_str]Niagara sign in Thorold/Niagara regionOakville Town HallOlympic Cauldron Vancouver Convention CentrePeterborough City HallSales Of Light VancouverScience World Vancouver (FEB 28th)Signal Hill in St. John’s, NLThe Hamilton SignToronto CN TowerToronto Sign in Nathan Phillips SquareVaughan City HallVancouver Convention CentreThe Peace Bridge between Canada and the US Winnipeg Sign Winnipeg Bridge Let us know if there are other Canadian illuminations to add. Tag us on social media @raredisorders (Twitter/X), @raredisorders_cord (Instagram) or email us at info@raredisorders.ca with your photos of the monuments and Rare Disease Day events.
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