World Vitiligo Day
The World Vitiligo Day, observed on June 25, is an initiative aimed to build global awareness about vitiligo.
Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population world wide; a loss of color in the skin creating a variety of patterns on the skin from loss of pigment.
Vitiligo is often called a disease instead of a disorder and that can have a significantly negative social and/or psychological impact on patients, in part because of numerous misconceptions still present in large parts of the world.
The first World Vitiligo Day was observed on June 25, 2011.
The choice of June 25 as World Vitiligo Day is a memorial to musical artist Michael Jackson, who suffered from vitiligo from the early 1980s until his death, which occurred on June 25, 2009.
The International Conference on World Vitiligo Day for 2019 was held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The World Vitiligo Day, observed on June 25, is an initiative aimed to build global awareness about vitiligo.
Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population world wide; a loss of color in the skin creating a variety of patterns on the skin from loss of pigment.
Vitiligo is often called a disease instead of a disorder and that can have a significantly negative social and/or psychological impact on patients, in part because of numerous misconceptions still present in large parts of the world.
The first World Vitiligo Day was observed on June 25, 2011.
The choice of June 25 as World Vitiligo Day is a memorial to musical artist Michael Jackson, who suffered from vitiligo from the early 1980s until his death, which occurred on June 25, 2009.
The International Conference on World Vitiligo Day for 2019 was held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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