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๐บ๐ณ World Vitiligo Day 2020: 5,5 million participants!
World Vitiligo Day grows and strengthens every year – and 2020 is no exception. Because, virus or no virus, it’s vital that people continue to speak publicly about their independence from beauty standards and bias.
And at a time where BLM movements across the globe are showing that popular sentiment can influence governments and corporations, its presence and purpose are more relevant than ever. June 25th encourages us all to reflect on equality for people with a different skin tone – or lack of it… No wonder that WVD theme of the years is “SELF: Awareness, Love, Respect, Care”
The first World Vitiligo Day 2020 Organising Committee meeting was held at University of Madrid. The Committee voted unanimously on the WVD 2020 headquarters move to Belgrade – the outspoken, proud and audacious capital city of ๐ท๐ธ Serbia. Dr. Ivana Binic MD, PhD was elected an honorary President, while the leader of the Serbian Vitiligo Support Group Mrs. Slobodanka Mijatovi was put in charge of patient communication and coordination.
But as the world grappled with a COVID-19 pandemic, World Vitiligo Day has moved online. Amid the chaos wrought by the virus, a weeklong commemoration took place in people’s minds, hearts and homes.
Hungarian vitiligo support group kicked off the World Vitiligo Day 2020 celebrations with event at the Lake Balaton on June 20th. WVD webinar in China was watched by 5,51 million people, - an absolute record!
๐ญ๐บ June 20: HUNGARY - Adrienn Széles @Local (Lake Balaton)
๐จ๐ณ June 23: CHINA - Prof. Xinghua Gao @Virtual conference
๐ฆ๐บ June 25: AUSTRALIA - Dr. Adrian Mar @Zoom (ID: 884 1268 0646)
๐ญ๐ท June 25: CROATIA - Prof. A.Stanimirovic @Local
๐ฎ๐ณ June 25: INDIA - Shweta Association @Zoom (ID: 977 1000 9201)
๐ฎ๐ณ June 25: INDIA - Prof. Davinder Parsad @Virtual conference
๐ฎ๐น June 25: ITALY - Prof. Torello Lotti @Virtual conference
๐ฌ๐ญ June 25: GHANA - Vitiligo Ghana @Local
๐ฐ๐ฟ June 25: KAZAKHSTAN - Vitiligo School (Shymkent/Almaty)
๐ณ๐ฌ June 25: NIGERIA - VITSAF @Walk
๐ง๐ฉ June 25: BANGLADESH - TVW @Online
๐ท๐บ June 25: RUSSIA - Prof. K.Lomonosov @Local
๐ฌ๐ง June 25: UK - Ninu Galot @Local
๐ท๐ธ June 25: SERBIA - Prof. Ivana Binic @Online
๐ซ๐ท June 27: FRANCE - AVF @Virtual conference
๐ฟ๐ฆ June 27: SOUTH AFRICA - Vitiligo Society SA @Online
๐บ๐ธ June 27: USA - GVF / My Vitiligo team @Virtual conference
FAQOther Questions
- Does halo nevi affect vitiligo development?
Halo nevi (also known as Sutton's nevi) are characterized by a mole that's surrounded by a ring of depigmented or lighter skin. While both halo nevi and vitiligo involve the des...
- Can a gluten-free diet help with vitiligo?
It's very unlikely. We have specifically looked into claims that gluten-free diet may ease symptoms of vitiligo, or completely reverse it, and found no firm scientific evidence ...
- What's the status with official recognition of World Vitiligo Day?
In 2016, the United Nations marked World Vitiligo Day in its International Calendar of Disability Events. However, it was removed in 2019 when the calendar was streamlined to 'M...
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