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Coinciding with the celebration of one of Cartagena work sessions, participants of this conference have been received by the mayor who said that this first meeting seals an alliance between the knowledge, study and experience of rare diseases

The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, has welcomed this morning at the Palace Hall participants of I Iberoamerican Congress on Rare Diseases being held these days in the Region of Murcia, taking advantage of the work session today will take place in the city port.

This first congress sealed an alliance of knowledge, study and expertise on rare diseases, manifested Barreiro, for whom the medicine and research linking this work to the two continents.

During his speech had words of praise for the different associations that care about all these diseases are difficult to diagnose and therefore also of treatment.

Eleven countries in Latin America and five in the European Union have gathered in this event with a mission not only to advance research and mitigate the effects of the patients, but to make visible diseases, according Naca Pérez de Tudela, President D'Genes, affects 8 percent of the world population.

Cartagena is now the capital of social services with the start of the Senior Fair, noted Thomas Castillo Board of ERDF, who added that visibly moved all this exchange of knowledge among scientists, patients and families helps improve quality of life of people.

Along with the workshop, participants will enjoy in the afternoon session of a guided tour of the city, for which reason it has reminded the mayor during his reception, which at present Cartagena recovery continues with its historical , while this year the city commemorates the 125th anniversary of the launch of Isaac Peral Submarine.

Cartagena addition, the working sessions will be held in Murcia, Lorca and Totana concluding on Thursday October 17, coinciding with the start turn the Sixth National Congress of these conditions will also be developed in the Region of Murcia.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena