The main objective of Rare Disease Day 2010 is to raise awareness with policy makers and the public of rare diseases and of their impact on the lives of patients, and to reinforce their importance as a public health priority.

EURORDIS - Rare Diseases Europe, is a non-governmental patient-driven alliance of rare disease patient organisations representing more than 400 rare diseases patient organisations in over 40 countries. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of all people living with rare diseases in Europe

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology. The collections stand at 5 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Hous