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MEXICO — On Wednesday June 22, Senator ANTARES GUADALUPE VÁZQUEZ ALATORRE held a live event at the press-corner of the Senate of Mexico, with a group of renowned dermatologists, to announce the start of the World Vitiligo Day 2022 celebrations. Later at the scientific conference, experts provided a different perspective on the lives of patients with visual disabilities, the current state of knowledge, what is true and what is not, presented the patient-centric journey map and discussed future treatments.
(from right to left) Senator ANTARES GUADALUPE VÁZQUEZ ALATORRE, Profs. Torello Lotti, translator, Yan Valle, Jorge Ocampo Candiani, Rossana Llegro
Scientific session is about to begin.
President of the World Vitiligo Day 2022 Prof. Jorge Ocampo Candiani welcomes participants.
Prof. Torello Lotti presents current knowledge and recent discoveries in vitiligo.
Yan Valle, CEO VRF, presents the Vitiligo Patient Journey Map
Watch the video from Senate here
Watch the Sceintific presentations here
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