Govt-backed orphan drug development soon to get co-funding

Brdo pri Kranju, 18 December - After parliament green-lit in November the co-funding of the final stages of research of orphan drugs to help children with rare diseases, the government gave on Wednesday the final go-ahead to co-finance the development of one such medicine. The money will be paid out next week, Health Minister Valentina Prevolnik Rupel said.