Coalition Duchenne back for 11th charity climb, funds RM20,000 for rare disease

KOTA KINABALU: International charity group, Coalition Duchenne, is donating RM20,000 to the Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital in Likas here as they returned for the 11th annual Mount Kinabalu expedition.

In a statement here on Friday (June 2), the charity said the fund would go towards helping boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a common rare childhood disease - which is present in 1 in 3,500 male births.