The Spanish Association of Orphan and Ultra Orphan Drug Laboratories (AELMHU) has announced a new edition of its awards, which were created to promote knowledge of rare diseases and orphan drugs, highlighting each year the work of professionals and organizations through the selection and recognition given to the best care, dissemination and awareness projects on this type of pathologies.

As the most outstanding novelty of this VI edition, AELMHU has incorporated a new category to recognize the "Best work of communication, dissemination and / or awareness of rare diseases". This category is open to professionals whose communication work has contributed to a greater knowledge, dissemination and awareness of rare diseases.

This category is completed with the other four categories already existing in previous editions and which will select:

• The "Best Care Project on Rare Diseases".
• The "Best Research Career in the field of rare diseases".
• The "Best Rare Disease Outreach and/or Awareness Raising Project".
• The "AELMHU 2024 Honorary Award for work or contribution to improve the lives of people with rare diseases".