HK21: Christina Strong – A fighter mother turned grief of losing her son into a mission to help others suffering from Orphan’s disease

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Christina Strong is a Greek, raised in Switzerland, who spent over 20 years in HK.

After she lost her teenage son to Melas, a rare genetic disease, she decided to make it her life’s mission to create public awareness about Orphan’s disease. She has also worked hard to muster Government support for diagnostic, treatment and research on this front.

Christina set up Joshua Hellmann Foundation for Orphan’s disease. Recently, the foundation paired up with Mead Johnson Nutrition to launch the Vital Step Program in which 500 qualified parents get subsidy to get their newborn checked at the time of birth for any metabolic birth defects at the Chinese university of HK.