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Once a year, around Rare Disease Day, the European Organization for Rare Diseases (Eurordis<\/a>) organizes, among other things, a photo competition about patients.<\/p>\n

Our Patient Advocate Erika from South Africa won the second prize! We are very proud of our Erika!<\/p>\n

More about our Erika<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once a year, around Rare Disease Day, the European Organization for Rare Diseases (Eurordis) organizes, among other things, a photo competition about patients. Our Patient Advocate Erika from South Africa won the second prize! We are very proud of our Erika! 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