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Duchenne Care Conference 2021

During the Duchenne Care Conference, top experts share their experience on specific topics of Duchenne (and Becker) care.

Duchenne Ukraine announces international children’s drawing competition

Duchenne Ukraine opens an international children's drawing competition to discover and celebrate talented children living with Duchenne.

World Duchenne Awareness Day 2021

September 7 is World Duchenne Awareness Day. This year's theme that deserves more attention is ‘Adult Life & Duchenne’.

Dr Imelda de Groot Award

During the Duchenne Care Conference, taking place June 1-4 online, the Dr Imelda de Groot Award was announced. The Award was revealed by Elizabeth Vroom, chair of the World Duchenne Organization.

World Duchenne Awareness Day 2021 theme announcement

On World Duchenne Awareness Day, we raise awareness for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. The 2021 theme is Adult Life & Duchenne.

Register for Duchenne Care Conference 2021

Online Duchenne Care Conference June 1 - 4 for WDO Members where global experts share their knowledge on specific care topics.

Working Group for Newborn Screening in Duchenne

The World Duchenne Organization starting a working group to create tools and resources to advocate for newborn screening in Duchenne.

Summer Training Course for Young Patient Advocates (STYPA)

Online training course for young patient advocates to receive training and guidance to set up their own patient advocacy effort.

Meeting on Data Sharing for Duchenne

Step by Step towards Duchenne FAIR data In 2019, we made a commitment towards making Duchenne data suitable for sharing…

International congress on the effects of COVID-19 on people with rare diseases

On the second week of November, an international conference will take place virtually in order to present the patient registry…

Report: World Muscle Society (WMS) 2020 International Congress

This year the 25th edition of the World Muscle Society (WMS) 2020 International Congress, a congress where the worldwide important…

Duchenne Patient Academy 2020: Applications now open

We are delighted to announce that Duchenne Patient Academy, supported by the World Duchenne Organization, is returning for the fourth…

Attention to mental well-being in DMD/BMD families

Living with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD and BMD) has a profound impact on the lives and mental health…

Duchenne and the Brain

This conference has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no…

#WDAD2020: Together we are stronger

The current Corona pandemic is profoundly impacting our daily lives. It changes the way we spend time, and it alters…

WDAD 2020: Duchenne and the brain

Every year on September 7, we celebrate World Duchenne Awareness Day. On this day, we raise awareness for Duchenne and…

ECRD 2020 Online Conference – registration opened

EURORDIS, together with Orphanet and Inserm are hosting their 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD) on…

Autism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: how to detect and what to do

Thursday April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Then, the world raises awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)…

Holiday wishes from WDO

2019 was a year where things have been given and taken from us. With this community letter, we hope to…

Duchenne Patient Academy trains 80 patient advocates from 37 countries

Three years ago, the first Duchenne Patient Academy (DPA) was launched in Athens, Greece. This global patient advocacy initiative was…

WDO Member Meeting 2019

The first WDO Member Meeting of 2019 was a great success. Over 50 participants from 24 countries gathered on February…

WDO Member Meeting 2019

During the annual Duchenne Conference organized by Parent Project Onlus that takes place in Rome on Feb 15-17, the World Duchenne Organization hosts a meeting…