WHO encourages member states to raise awareness about psoriasis

[Fred]

The 67th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland 19–24 May 2014 passed a A resolution encouraging all Member States to raise awareness about psoriasis.

They also want members to advocate against the stigma experienced by so many people who suffer from it. It requests the WHO Secretariat to draw attention to the public health impact of psoriasis and publish a global report on the disease, emphasizing the need for greater research and identifying successful strategies for integrating the management of psoriasis into existing services for noncommunicable diseases by the end of 2015.

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[jiml]

That is good news, but it will take more than a resolution to change people's perception of psoriasis, but I am sure anything to keep psoriasis in the spotlight is worthwhile.
Let's hope this resolution has the effect of encouraging further study into the management of the condition.
I look forward to reading the global report on the disease............

[Fred]

That is good news, but it will take more than a resolution to change people's perception of psoriasis, but I am sure anything to keep psoriasis in the spotlight is worthwhile.

Yes especially if it stops this sort of thing: Flesh eating disease reports in Philippines false