Join Hands with 'Racefor7' – ORDI’s Run against Rare Diseases

BRIEF: Hyderabad, March 14, 2023: To commemorate World Rare Disease Day, the Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI) is holding the 8th edition of Racefor7® on March 14 in Hyderabad. An annual event by ORDI to raise awareness for the rare disease community and advocate better policies and access to treatment for rare disease patients, RaceFor7 is a seven-kilometer walk/run/cycle symbolizing 7000 known rare diseases, the average of 7 years it takes to diagnose a rare disease and the 70 million estimated rare diseases patients in India. The event is open to the general public and will see participation from rare disease patients and their families too. Dr. Ashwin Dalal, Head, Diagnostics Division, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics addressed the media. 


Besides Hyderabad, the event is being held in 12 other cities nationally including Davangere, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kochi, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Mysuru, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram.  

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