Rare shouldn’t mean…Ignored…Forgotten…Set aside…Abandoned.
Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. But rare disease isn’t just a day. For the 300 million people worldwide living with rare disease, 500,000 of which live with EB, it’s every day. 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.
In October 2013, Harry Styles tweeted his butterfly tattoo with the following message, “I released my butterfly for EB Awareness Day. Join me.” 180,000 retweets later, EB Awareness Week was born. We asked DEBRA staff why EB Awareness Week is so important…
Read MoreOne of DEBRA Ireland’s core strategic objectives continues to be to lobby those responsible for healthcare spending decisions in Ireland to put EB at the top of their agenda. With your help, we make sure our EB families always have a voice.
EB representatives attend the launch of the EB outreach nurse report
One of DEBRA Ireland’s core strategic objectives is to lobby those responsible for healthcare spending decisions in Ireland, to ensure that proposed policies are realistic, achievable and sustainable for people living with EB.
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At the beginning of June, The Future of Healthcare Committee published its Sláintecare report.
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