Students Raise 1 Mln in GEL for Children with Duchenne Dystrophy as Parents Fight for Modern Treatments - Civil Georgia

Students Raise 1 Mln in GEL for Children with Duchenne Dystrophy as Parents Fight for Modern Treatments - Civil Georgia

A campaign launched by a group of students from Ilia State University managed to raise GEL 1,000,000 (USD 375,000) in less than three days for children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), as officials continue to refrain from granting parents’ requests for access to modern medication. Students from “Protect Iliauni,” an initiative opposing controversial education reforms set to gut Ilia State University, Georgia’s top public academ…