📢 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’année dernière, le gouvernement fédéral a lancé la Stratégie nationale visant les médicaments pour le traitement des maladies rares, avec un financement de 1,4 milliard de dollars pour aider les provinces et les territoires à financer les médicaments contre les maladies rares.
Un an plus tard, pas un seul sou n’a été versé pour fournir un médicament à 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 Å“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 années avant d’être diagnostiqués ou d’avoir accès à de nouvelles thérapies : 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 à travers le Canada à mettre en place le financement promis. La pièce maîtresse de la campagne est une lettre ouverte envoyée au Premier ministre Trudeau, aux Premiers ministres et aux ministres canadiens de la santé. Elle a été diffusée par le biais d’annonces dans des publications clés et sur les médias 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
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders Hereby Gives Notice of its Annual General Meeting: August 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT) via videoconference
CORD Annual General MeetingAugust 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT) via videoconference Dear CORD Members: The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders gives notice of it's Annual General Meeting on August 26, 2024 at 2pm - 3pm (Eastern Time). All individual, affiliate and corporate members in good standing are invited participate. An eligible voter must be a representative of a voting member of CORD. Eligible voters may either vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting videoconference or by proxy. Votes by proxy must be in must be returned to us by August 25, 2024. Ballots received after this date and time, duplicate votes and spoiled ballots will not be counted. To participate in the AGM teleconference, please register by August 25, 2024 Registration: https://bit.ly/4aM8IJL Once we have received your response, we will email you the teleconference details and any other necessary documents that will be required for the meeting. Thank you for your participation and if you have any questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Christine White CORD Secretary  PROXY-2024Download
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders Hereby Gives Notice of its Annual General Meeting: August 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT) via videoconference
CORD Annual General MeetingAugust 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT) via videoconference Dear CORD Members: The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders gives notice of it's Annual General Meeting on August 26, 2024 at 2pm - 3pm (Eastern Time). All individual, affiliate and corporate members in good standing are invited participate. An eligible voter must be a representative of a voting member of CORD. Eligible voters may either vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting videoconference or by proxy. Votes by proxy must be in must be returned to us by August 25, 2024. Ballots received after this date and time, duplicate votes and spoiled ballots will not be counted. To participate in the AGM teleconference, please register by August 25, 2024 Registration: https://bit.ly/4aM8IJL Once we have received your response, we will email you the teleconference details and any other necessary documents that will be required for the meeting. Thank you for your participation and if you have any questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Christine White CORD Secretary  PROXY-2024Download
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