Hanoi, Feb. 28 -- The Medical Services Administration under the Ministry of Health on February 28 held a national event marking the International Rare Disease Day and a workshop on building a national rare disease list and financial solutions for orphan drugs in Vietnam. The event, organised for the first time at the national scale, was attended by Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan, who is also Chairman of the National Medical Council and head of the Steering Committee for Strengthening Rare Disease Management in Vietnam, along with leading experts, central hospital representatives, support organisations and patient groups. Laying policy foundation for specialised field Addressing the event, Thuan stressed that the event is not mer...