A call for global action for rare diseases in Africa.

Gareth Baynam ,Stephanie Broley,Simon Easteal,Christopher P Austin,Barend C Vorster,Gemma A Bilkey,William A Gahl,Kym M Boycott,Maximilian Muenke,Kenjiro Kosaki,Manuel Posada,David R Adams,Kelly Du Plessis,Moses Selebatso,Mengchun Gong,Boikobo Gaobinelwe,Domenica Taruscio,Virginia A Llera,John Forman,Tebogo Selebatso,Eda Selebatso,Sarah Bowdin,Helene Cederroth,Safiyya D Gassman,Nicholas Pachter,Maryke Schoonen,Dipesalema Joel,Barbara Wuebbels,Judit Kumuthini,Zhang Shuyang,Benjamin Djoudalbaye,Francois H Van Der Westhuizen,James Chipeta,Ann Nordgren,Petra Kaufmann,Feng Zhang,Emily P Coles,Desirée Gavhed ,Sergi Beltrán ,Durhane Wong‐Rieger ,Ratna Dua Puri ,Kristen J Nowak ,Juergen K.v Reichardt ,Stephen C Groft ,Christoffer Nellåker ,Annika Taghizadeh Larsson ,Maja Stojiljković ,Ruty Mehrian‐Shai ,Emilio J.a Roldan ,Clara Van Karnebeek

doi:10.1038/s41588-019-0552-2

Abstract

The 11th International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD), South Africa, included the Africa-Rare initiative launch and facilitated multi-stakeholder engagement in the challenges facing, and opportunities for, Africans living with rare diseases. The following ICORD Global Call to Action, developed in collaboration with the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium, synthesizes the outcomes of the deliberations and emphasizes the international collaborative efforts required to address the global effects of rare diseases on public health.

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