Taiwan Foundation for Rare Disorders' mission is to improve the life of rare disease patients.  We carry out our mission by assisting rare disease patients to receive proper medical treatment and rehabilitation, securing orphan drugs and special nutrients and fulfilling the needs of rare diseases patients in terms of education, employment and long-term care. As a representative for rare disease patients in Taiwan, TFRD advocates the adoption of relevant legislation that ensures rare disease patients’ rights, encourages rare disease research, and raises public rare disease awareness.