The Centre for Health Ecologies and Technology (CHET) at IIACD, Bangalore presents its third annual Blue Ribbon Rare Diseases series of events, which includes the Blue Ribbon Rare Diseases Symposium 2018 at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru. This symposium is jointly organized under CHET’s Medical Humanities and Bioethics Initiative (MHBI) and IIACD’s Autism and Rare Disease Awareness (ARDA) outreach programme.

Blue Ribbon Rare Disease Symposium 2018 also brings various rare disease experts such as clinicians, researchers, patients and families as well as policy makers on a common platform. The symposium will disseminate new knowledge and provide valuable updates to stakeholders on various rare diseases including rare cancers. In keeping with Global Rare Disease Day theme of “Research” the symposium focuses on providing current research and updates on various rare diseases.