Diagnosed with the young onset form of the disease, Dr. Soania Mathur overcame the desire to hide her condition and has emerged as a driven advocate for improving the treatment and quality of life for Parkinson’s patients
“I looked at volunteering for Doctors without Borders in some war-torn area for a couple of years. And then I thought, ‘Well, if you’re going to do that, why not do something really dangerous—like go into local politics?’ ”
Two Canadian associations – Rx&D, the association of research-based pharmaceutical companies, and MEDEC, the association representing the medical technology industry – have applauded the endorsement by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation of two sets of principles.
