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World Psoriasis Day
What is World Psoriasis Day?
World Psoriasis Day is an annual day specially dedicated to people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a truly global event that sets out to give an international voice to the 125 million people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis around the world. Formed by a global consortium of patient associations from around the world,World Psoriasis Day aims to raise the profile of a condition which needs to be taken more seriously by national and international authorities.
Aims of World Psoriasis Day
- Raising awareness: to let people with psoriasis know that they are not alone and to raise the profile of this devastating skin disease and themisery it can cause. To dispel myths about the condition, such as themistaken view that psoriasis is contagious.
- Improving access to treatment: to encourage healthcare systems,governments, physicians, carers and all those responsible for psoriasiscare to allow psoriasis sufferers access to optimum therapy. For too long, psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis has been low priority.
They are debilitating diseases and must move up the healthcare agenda.
- Increasing understanding: to provide information to those who are affected by the condition as well as the general public in order to educatepeople about the condition so that they can discuss it more openly and confidently.
- Building unity among the psoriasis community: to provide a platform from which patient voices from around the world can speak as one and be heard by key decision makers.
When was World Psoriasis Day founded?
For a number of years various patient groups discussed the idea of having an annual day specially dedicated to people with psoriasis. In 2004 members and non-members of psoriasis associations around the world launched World Psoriasis Day to raise awareness of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
To learn more about World Psoriasis Day please visit www.worldpsoriasisday.com
World Psoriasis Day presented by IFPA
The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) is a nonprofit organization made up of psoriasis associations from around the world.
IFPA unites psoriasis associations so that their global campaign for improved medical care, greater public understanding and increased research will improve the lives of people who live with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and explore the challenges psoriasis presents to the international psoriasis community.
IFPA gives nonprofit psoriasis associations a global voice to campaign on behalf of people who have psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. IFPA provides the unity that strengthens everyone's ability to support research that will someday find a cause and a cure for these diseases.
IFPA Vision
A world without human suffering from psoriasis
IFPA Mission
To be the unifying global voice of all psoriasis associations, supporting strengthening and promoting their cause at an international level.
To learn more about IFPA please visit www.ifpa-pso.org
In connection with the celebration of World Psoriasis Day 2008, IFPA is seeking to win understanding from the governments of IFPA member countries on the urgent need for WHO to take long term measures in order to improve the situation of more than 125 million people suffering from psoriasis worldwide. Read more about the recognition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Psoriasis as a serious chromnic inflammatory disease.
Last Updated 25-03-2009
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