Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, home to 60% of the global population, has the highest number of Persons Living with a rare disease (PLWRD). To promote more equitable societies, the Asia Pacific rare disease Organization (APARDO), established in 2015, has been developing its regional position to prom...

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Main Authors: Jain, Ritu, Wang, Mary Chiuhui, Foster, Lisa, Li, Eileen Yangyang, Nishimura, Yukiko, Tsang, Kin Ping
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Published: 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1738502024-03-09T16:55:35Z Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region Jain, Ritu Wang, Mary Chiuhui Foster, Lisa Li, Eileen Yangyang Nishimura, Yukiko Tsang, Kin Ping School of Humanities Medicine, Health and Life Sciences RDs Patient organizations Asia-Pacific Policy Diversity The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, home to 60% of the global population, has the highest number of Persons Living with a rare disease (PLWRD). To promote more equitable societies, the Asia Pacific rare disease Organization (APARDO), established in 2015, has been developing its regional position to promote collaboration, increase awareness among stakeholders, explore equitable and affordable diagnosis and treatment, and improve health outcomes and quality of life for all PLWRD. The APAC region’s heterogeneous population and complex healthcare environment pose distinctive challenges in addressing rare diseases. Through conferences, webinars, and contributions to global initiatives, APARDO is fostering connectivity and providing a platform as a part of the global rare disease (RD) community to address shared challenges. The development of APARDO to strengthen its global presence as the representative of the APAC RD region is vital for a more equitable world. Published version 2024-03-06T06:39:58Z 2024-03-06T06:39:58Z 2024 Journal Article Jain, R., Wang, M. C., Foster, L., Li, E. Y., Nishimura, Y. & Tsang, K. P. (2024). Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region. Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs Journal, 3(1), 8-. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/rdodj.2023.42 2771-2893 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173850 10.20517/rdodj.2023.42 1 3 8 en Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs Journal © 2024 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. application/pdf
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topic Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
RDs
Patient organizations
Asia-Pacific
Policy
Diversity
spellingShingle Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
RDs
Patient organizations
Asia-Pacific
Policy
Diversity
Jain, Ritu
Wang, Mary Chiuhui
Foster, Lisa
Li, Eileen Yangyang
Nishimura, Yukiko
Tsang, Kin Ping
Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
description The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, home to 60% of the global population, has the highest number of Persons Living with a rare disease (PLWRD). To promote more equitable societies, the Asia Pacific rare disease Organization (APARDO), established in 2015, has been developing its regional position to promote collaboration, increase awareness among stakeholders, explore equitable and affordable diagnosis and treatment, and improve health outcomes and quality of life for all PLWRD. The APAC region’s heterogeneous population and complex healthcare environment pose distinctive challenges in addressing rare diseases. Through conferences, webinars, and contributions to global initiatives, APARDO is fostering connectivity and providing a platform as a part of the global rare disease (RD) community to address shared challenges. The development of APARDO to strengthen its global presence as the representative of the APAC RD region is vital for a more equitable world.
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Jain, Ritu
Wang, Mary Chiuhui
Foster, Lisa
Li, Eileen Yangyang
Nishimura, Yukiko
Tsang, Kin Ping
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Wang, Mary Chiuhui
Foster, Lisa
Li, Eileen Yangyang
Nishimura, Yukiko
Tsang, Kin Ping
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title Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
title_short Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
title_full Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
title_fullStr Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
title_full_unstemmed Paradox of possibilities: the rare landscape in the Asia Pacific Region
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