Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2019
Rare Disease Fund now covers Pompe disease, a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder
3 November 2019 - The Rare Disease Fund now covers Singaporeans with Pompe disease - a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder where patients can incur medical expenses in excess of $500,000 each year.
The committee overseeing the fund announced on Sunday 3 November that citizens can now apply for financial aid to help with their medical expenses for the disease which affects about one in every 40,000 live births.
With the addition, the fund now covers four conditions including primary bile acid synthesis disorder; Gaucher disease; and hyperphenylalaninaemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency.
