Bringing Skin Patients’ voice to WHO

In Geneva,

taking the opportunity of the World Health Assembly,

on 29th May, two events were organised to bring the voice of rare and dermatologic disorders to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Globalskin (IADPO) had choosen « Skin Diseases as a Global Public Health Priority – No Universal Health Coverage without Skin Health » as a subject to think about and work on.

Regarding Rare Diseass International (RDI), the importance of investment in rare disorders was at the heart of discussions with the final aim of The World Health Assembly drafting a resolution on rare diseases in 2025. A first step was made with RDI being admitted as an official partner of the WHO.