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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.
The COVID-19 Pandemic has shifted the way we all work, live, and navigate the world. It has also highlighted and widened global inequalities, particularly the delivery of and access to healthcare services and education. As part of this series, we share updates from IFD Project Partners in Tajikistan, Nepal, Tanzania, and Mexico, among others, to look at how they have navigated these challenges.