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WHO Finally Notices the Skin — What It Means (and Doesn’t) for Vitiligo (Ep. 50)

This one’s long overdue — but too important to ignore.

On May 24, 2025, the World Health Organization finally looked up from its stack of pandemics and cholesterol charts and said, “Oh right — skin diseases exist.” They’re now officially a global public health priority.

Took only 2 billion people and a few decades of collective itching, burning, and patching to get there.

In this episode, we break down what this shiny new WHO resolution actually means — and what it absolutely doesn’t. Vitiligo didn’t make the guest list (unless you’re psoriasis, Buruli ulcer, or Mycetoma — congrats, I guess), but the door to real recognition just cracked open.

We’ll talk about:

  • Why this resolution matters — even if it’s 90% PR and 10% progress
  • How patient advocates quietly dragged skin health onto WHO’s radar
  • What it’ll take to turn this bureaucratic “maybe” into something that actually helps people

It’s not the revolution — it’s the prelude.

But hey, after years of being ignored, even a polite nod from Geneva feels like a small win.

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