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72 RARE DISEASES Good cooperation for rare challe
nges People with rare diseases and disabilities face common challenges in the Nordic region. Small populations in each individual country make it tricky to set up treatment protocols and gather data, for example, and Nordic cooperation is being highlighted as a possible answer to many of the issues. T E X T B Y S B ON N, T HE NOR D I C NE T WORK OF PA T I E N T A S S O C I A T I ONS IN R A R E D I S E A S E S 72 | NORDICLIFESCIENCE.ORG DRUG DEVELOPMENT // RARE DISEASES