Illuminating the heroes of rare diseases 27th February 2021 ANTARA/Business Wire Australian health advocates join global movement to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day – Sunday 28 February Sydney--(Antara/Business Wire)- With a mission of empowering the rare disease community, Illumina has today partnered with medical researchers and families to highlight the importance of genomic sequencing and to shine the spotlight on the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease. Rare Disease Day is an annual event working towards equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, health, social care and opportunity for people living with a rare disease. In Australia, there are around 2 million people living with a rare disease – 400,000 of which are children.