Rare Disease Day 2022

Today is the world day of rare diseases, an opportunity to raise awareness and act, to draw attention to the needs of a community that has over 300 million people in the world.

A disease or condition is rare if it affects fewer than 1 in 2.000, but thanks to the increase of its awareness now #RareIsMany. 

This increase is the result of changes in society, including the active promotion of rare diseases in general. Every person living with a rare disease is unique, but shared experiences are what unite.

Let’s keep inspiring and encouraging projects spanning all medical areas and contributing to understanding the causes and characteristics of rare diseases, developing new diagnoses and therapies for patients, and promoting best practices for use in hospitals and health systems.

Technology plays a significant role in the diagnosis of rare diseases: it allows for the pooling of resources, data, and complementary skills, which no single individual could obtain alone.

For medical technology that improves care, for equity in health care, for access to early diagnosis and treatment for people with a rare disease.

Fig. 1 MoticEasyScan: Auto-focus, overview, and detail information for effective acquisition of all necessary slide information. The FS-Live Telepathology System allows health specialists to view a case slide in seconds from anywhere in the world, improving the quality of care for patients. 

Fig. 2 https://www.rarediseaseday.org/