ADVOCACY

OIFE in Paris

From November 8-9 Ingunn and Renata attended the EURORDIS Council of Federations meeting in Paris. Inger-Margrethe S. Paulsen from NFOI also attended. Among the topics were access to treatments and the pharmaceutical legislation, information about Rare Disease Week and future funding options in research. There was also an update on the situation for people with…

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MEMBERS

Ukraine – Before and After

Three times our life was divided into “Before” and “After”… Written by Lyubov Petrova, mother of a daughter with OI & chair of the Ukranian OI-organization.  The Diagnosis First it was my daughter’s diagnosis with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)… “Before” was joy of the birth of a long-awaited beautiful baby-daughter, registration to the best kindergarden in…

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Ukranian flag with the text Peace for Ukraine

War in Ukraine – how can you help?

There is a brutal war going on in one of OIFE’s member countries, and the last couple of days OIFE has received several questions from people who are concerned about the situation in Ukraine. Many are wondering if there is an OI-organization in Ukraine and how they can be of assistance to people with OI…

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MEMBERS

New OIFE member – Ukraine

Who are you and what is your relationship to OI? My name is Karina and I am mother to 8 year old girl with OI type 3. We live in Rovno, which is located in Western Ukraine. Can you tell us a few words about Ukraine? Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has…

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