22/02/2026
Rare is not invisible. Rare is not alone. Rare is 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 💙🩷💚💜
𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 2026!🦠🔬
In the Philippines, a disease is considered rare if it affects not more than 1 in 20,000 people. That may sound small — but with 7,000+ rare diseases worldwide, thousands of Filipino families are living with these conditions every single day🌎
Around 70–80% of these conditions are genetic and following inheritance patterns such as autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X-linked, or caused by de novo mutations🧬 Through stronger genetic testing, earlier diagnosis, personalized care, and expanding genomics research🔎, we move closer to better outcomes for Filipino families💪
This year, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, along with the 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 - 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 calls for:
✨ More awareness.✨ More action✨ More support✨ More hope
To learn more about Rare Diseases in the Philippines, check out the photos below!🤩👍
🧠: James Yap, Jan Billie Enriquez
🖼️: Lori Panizal
✍️: Ley Buising
