The Wire

World Scleroderma Day to raise awareness about rare disease

Play

Stop

Research for scleroderma is not big and the treatments can be very expensive. World Scleroderma Day is represented with a sunflower (Image by Vishwas Krishna on Flickr).

Scleroderma is a very rare condition that affects 5000 Australians and is usually misdiagnosed with other diseases. Some times, doctors are unaware of scleroderma. World Scleroderma Day is on the 29 June to raise awareness about this condition, and a wide of activities are planned across Australia.

Scleroderma Australia
Scleroderma Victoria

(Visited 7 times, 1 visits today)

Download Audio

Friday, June 12 2015

Produced By

Eduardo Jordan

Featured in storyJudy Browning - Scleroderma Victoria committee memberDeborah Lynch - Diagnosed with scleroderma

The Wire

World Scleroderma Day to raise awareness about rare disease

The Wire is produced in partnership by

Contributor Stations

Supporters and Program Distribution