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World Health Day 2024

7 Apr 2024

On 7 April 2024, the ILDS joins the celebrations on World Health Day and highlights the importance of dermatology in global health

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The Impact of the 2023 World Skin Health Day Campaign

12 Feb 2024

A Year of Progress: In 2023, the World Skin Health Day (WSHD) Campaign made notable strides in expanding its global outreach for skin health awareness. Expanding its activities to 23 countries, WSHD 2023 engaged over 8 million people.

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2023 ILDS DermLink Grant Recipients Announced

7 Dec 2023

Every year, through the IFD the ILDS awards DermLink grants to projects submitted by our Members. This year, there are 13 DermLink grant recipients from across the world, including Rwanda, Panama, Lebanon, and India.

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Announcing the winners for 2023 ILDS Certificate of Appreciation

1 Dec 2023

We are happy to announce the recipients of the 2023 Certificates of Appreciation.

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An Important Step for Global Dermatology: Letter of Commitment Signed by IFPA, IPC, and ILDS Presidents

8 Nov 2023

In an important moment for the field of dermatology, Hervé Bachelez, MD, Ph.D., President of the IPC, Henry W. Lim MD, President of the ILDS and Hoseah Waweru, MD, President of the IFPA, recently came together to sign a letter of commitment.

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GADA Receives Significant Funding Boost from LEO Foundation

30 Oct 2023

Collaboration Between LEO Foundation, ILDS, and Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA) Partners Aims to Elevate Understanding of Atopic Dermatitis and Improve Access to Care Worldwide

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ILDS Migrant Health Symposium 2023

26 Oct 2023

A Comprehensive Overview of Current Efforts and Future Directions.
The Symposium underscored the essential understanding that Migrant Health is General Health, emphasising that while displaced people face the same health conditions as others, their access to health services, particularly for skin health, is often severely limited.

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ILDS Statement on the Crisis in the Middle East

16 Oct 2023

The International League of Dermatological Societies sends its deepest condolences to those affected

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RDTC In Focus: Improving Access to Dermatological Care and Knowledge in Africa

4 Oct 2023

An update on the work of the RDTC and report from the ILDS Secretariat visit in September 2023.

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ILDS & WHO 2023 Skin NTD Summit Synopsis: Key Takeaways and Results

4 Oct 2023

The Skin-NTD Mini Summit reviewed past milestones and focused on the future. Its dual goals were to spotlight the Geneva Meeting's insights and provide the newly formed WHO Skin NTD Working Groups with a collaborative platform.

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First WHO Global Meeting on Skin NTDs : Advancing Integrated Approaches and Collaboration

16 Aug 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) convened its first-ever Global Meeting on Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (or skin NTDs) in March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland in order to address the challenges and devise solutions for the implementation of the WHO NTD Road Map 2021-30.

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Advancing Skin Health for the World: : Key Takeaways from the 76th World Health Assembly and Side Meeting on Diseases of the Skin

22 Jul 2023

The 76th World Health Assembly Side Meeting on Diseases of the Skin was held on May 24th, 2023. The meeting was held by ILDS in partnership with Anesvad and aimed to address the challenges and opportunities related to skin diseases and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and develop actionable resolutions to achieve "Skin Health for All."

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