{"id":5525,"date":"2021-01-20T20:33:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T20:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2024-08-09T14:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:26:13","slug":"duchenne-diagnosis-and-timely-care-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/duchenne-diagnosis-and-timely-care-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchenne Diagnosis and Timely Care in Saudi Arabia &#8211; #DuchenneCan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"quote-block  color-theme--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"quote-block__content\">\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote-block__text color-theme-border--white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-block__heading heading--4\">\n\t\t\t\tWe were determined to support physicians who are at the forefront of Duchenne diagnosis and fulfill our mission of giving families the special moments they deserve.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"quote-block__author quote-block__author--name\">\n\t\t\t\tEdouard and Patricio\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"quote-block__author quote-block__author--title\">\n\t\t\t\tPTC MEA Team\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/admin.ptcbio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Edouard-Patricio-CAN.jpg\" alt=\"Edouard and Patricio from the PTC MEA Team\" class=\"wp-image-5526\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Despite being the 12th largest country in the world, Saudi Arabia lacks experienced physicians and medical centers that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of certain rare diseases. Access is especially challenging in remote areas of the country, leading to inaccurate or delayed diagnosis of patients suffering from neuromuscular disorders, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/our-science\/therapeutic-areas\/about-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy\/\">Duchenne muscular dystrophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Using insights gathered from PTC\u2019s two decades in rare disease drug development, the PTC Middle East and Africa (MEA) team aimed to overcome these challenges by rolling-out the first Neuromuscular Disorder Awareness Series meeting in the country. With the support of five renowned neuromuscular specialists, the team travelled the country \u2013 from Riyadh to Al-Khobar in the east, to Tabuk near the Jordanian border \u2013 to help educate, upskill and provide support to physicians in the accurate diagnosis of patients with neuromuscular disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the team quickly transitioned the program to an online format \u2013 helping them project even farther into the most remote parts of the country. To date, the team has reached more than 1,000 physicians, and aims to continue their meeting series throughout 2021, digitally and in-person whenever possible .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">We\u2019re inspired by the PTC MEA team and their ongoing determination to make a difference to patients. 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