Projects and Programmes
Projects and Programmes
The ILDS, as part of its work in global dermatology, aims to recognise dermatologists and others in the field of dermatological care who have made an outstanding contribution to improving the experience for people with skin diseases.
The aim of the GPEC programme is to improve the standard of dermatological education and care worldwide, through facilitating mutual learning partnerships between organisations. We seek to pair up dermatology departments to establish bi-directional knowledge exchange, furthering ILDS’ vision to attain the best possible skin health for all people around the world.
Our focus has been on psoriasis and as part of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism
Our focus has been on scabies and working with the WHO on the Integrated Management of NTDs
The ILDS leads the Dermatology Topic Advisory Group (TAG) for the 11th revision of the ICD
DermLink is an annual grants programme that provides support for ILDS Member organisations to undertake one-off projects and initiatives to improve the treatment of patients with skin disease in under-served parts of the world.
The ILDS World Skin Summit brings the leaders of our Member and Partner organisations together to discuss the challenges they face. The Summit provides an opportunity for leaders to share experiences and develop strategies to improve skin health at local, national, regional and global levels.
Promoting skin health around the world. World Skin Health Day is a joint project of the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the International Society of Dermatology (ISD).
Every four years at the World Congress of Dermatology the ILDS recognises the contribution to international dermatology of an outstanding individual.
The Young Dermatologist Achievement Award aims to recognise recently qualified dermatologists who have made an outstanding contribution to international dermatology, particularly for patients in under-served areas of the world.
The ILDS, as part of its work in global dermatology, aims to recognise dermatologists and others in the field of dermatological care who have made an outstanding contribution to improving the experience for people with skin diseases.
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