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The Second WHO Global Meeting on Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin NTDs) was held from 24 to 26 March 2025, following the first meeting in March 2023. The purpose of this second gathering was to build on the implementation of the WHO NTD Road Map 2021–2030, with a central focus on integration of skin NTDs into broader health systems.
The 15th Annual Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) NGO Network (NNN) Conference, themed "Collaboration for Change: Fostering Global Equity and Strengthening Community Engagement," offered a unique platform for stakeholders from around the globe to unite in addressing critical challenges in the fight against NTDs in line with the WHO 2030 NTD Roadmap aiming for the elimination of NTDs by 2030.
In 2023, the International League of Dermatological Societies established an internship for trainees interested in global health dermatology to spend a year actively participating in the ILDS’s high-level processes involved in building strong global dermatology initiatives. Jadesola Akinwuntan was the first ILDS Intern and shares her experience.
On 7 April 2023, the ILDS joins the celebrations on World Health Day and highlights the importance of dermatology in global health
Find out more about the IFD activities and projects in the last year. In 2022, the IFD distributed US$500,000 in funding and worked with a global network of partners to support the delivery of skin health initiatives in low-resource areas worldwide.
Every year the ILDS awards DermLink grants to projects submitted by our Members. This year there are ten 2022 DermLink grant recipients from across the world, including Burundi, Fiji, Indonesia, and Madagascar.
The first global report on atopic dermatitis has been published and summarizes the disease burden, geographical gaps in prevalence data, the impact on patients’ and their families’ lives as well as currently available treatments.
These are dermatologists that have shown international leadership which has had an impact on global health policies and practices, furthering cross-border research, education and empowerment of dermatologists, their societies and the public.
Today, at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the ILDS is pleased to share the announcement of the launch of the Global Dermatology Coalition. This Coalition brings together a multi-stakeholder group of like-minded organisations focused putting medical dermatology on the global health agenda.
This week is the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva. The ILDS holds official relations status with the World Health Organization (WHO) which allows us to attend the WHA and make statements to member states. This gives us the opportunity to champion dermatology and skin health and ensure its inclusion in global health policy.
This month’s update is from the Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD), awarded a DermLink grant in 2020 to undertake their End Advanced Skin Cancer Scourge in Albinos Project (EASCAP). As part of this, Dr Nkechi Anne Enechukwu and her team provided dermatological care and skin cancer prevention training to Persons with Albinism in Anambra State, Nigeria.