News - 14 May `26Newsletter: AI, science, advocacy and WVD-2026

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Newsletter: AI, science, advocacy and WVD-2026

Slightly embarrassing moment: we sent last week’s VR Foundation newsletter… and then forgot to post it here.

Before it disappears into the digital void — or the algorithm serves you another dancing raccoon on Insta — here’s what’s inside:

  • Vitiligo science & policy updates
  • WVD-2026 news and prep from India
  • AI, advocacy, treatment access, and the quiet shifts reshaping the field

Still very worth catching up on!

Read it here 



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