€2 million funding to increase charity led research into rare diseases
€2 million funding to increase charity led
research into rare diseases.
Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, will today
announce 33 novel research projects to improve patient health which
will be funded through a new joint funding scheme co-ordinated by
the Medical Research Charities Group (MRCG) and the Health Research
Board (HRB). A total of €2 million will be invested each year for
three years to support research into both common and rare diseases
including cancer, retinitis pigmentosa (a form of blindness),
epidermolysis bullosa (a rare skin disease), muscular dystrophy and
cystic fibrosis.