European Conference on Rare Diseases (CEDER)

The 4th European Conference on Rare Diseases – CEDER – will be held in Lisbon on 27th and 28th November 2007. Supported by the European Commission, the conference will be organised by EURORDIS – the European Organisation for Rare Diseases, jointly with the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health and the INFARMED - National Pharmacy and Medicines Institute.

Rare diseases are a priority issue for the EU Programme of Community Action in the Field of Public Health: both the current programme (2003-2008) and the future programme (2007-2013). The conference will examine specific subjects related to rare diseases, such as diagnosis, treatment, health care provision, research and development of medicines, and support services.

Provisional programme

Contactos:
José Robalo, Deputy Director-General of health (jrobalo@dgs.pt)

Eurordis website