National Action Plan for Rare Diseases in Austria

Austria’s national strategy defining priority areas and concrete measures to improve care, research, and access to services for people living with rare diseases.

This publication presents Austria’s National Action Plan for Rare Diseases (NAP.se), developed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health. It defines nine strategic action areas covering governance, diagnosis, clinical care, research, information systems, patient involvement, and access to therapies, including objectives, proposed measures, responsible stakeholders, and indicative timelines. The publication is available in German only.

Acces this publication
Nationale Aktionsplan für seltene Erkrankungen

Year of publication

2015

ISBN

978-3-85010-538-5

Source

Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (Austria), Austrian Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH – GÖG), National Coordination Centre for Rare Diseases (NKSE)

Author

Florian Bachner; Margit Gombocz; Claudia Habl; Joy Ladurner; Christine Leopold; Ursula Unterberger; Till Voigtländer

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