2 RESOLUTIONS AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

IN GENEVA

21st-22ndMay 2025 :

Marie-Claude Boiteux was  there to support two important resolutions to be voted by the World Health Assembly (WHA).

The first one, presented by Globalskin, is asking for Skin Disorders to be placed as a global public health priority.

The second one, presented by Rare Disease International  for its part, asks for Rare Disorders to be placed as a global public health priority.

Cutis Laxa is a rare and skin disorder. These two resolutions, unanimously voted by WHA in its 24th May 2025 session, are then essential for our patients worldwide.

They open the path to global action plans focused on prevention, early diagnosis, efficient treatment and long term care for all people suffering from rare cutaneous disorders worldwide.

They also promote equitable access to affordable and quality services and integrate skin health in larger healthcare systems.

Healthcare professionals have not been forgotten as the resolutions also call for promoting research on skin disorders in collaboration with academic and research institutions, and for improving data collection, research and monitoring on rare disorders to develop strategies to enhance understanding, timely and confirmed early identification,including screening, diagnosis and treatment options.

We must now carry on working for those Global Action Plans to be implemented and fit with patients’ needs worldwide.