Advocacy
EADV engages with policymakers and stakeholders to strengthen the position of dermatology venereology and increase awareness about skin and sexual health and prevention.
Advocacy highlights:
EADV Welcomes the Resolution For Skin Diseases
Today, the World Health Assembly officially recognised skin diseases as a global public health priority The resolution highlights the need to address a wide range of skin conditions – from infectious and chronic to emerging diseases with skin symptoms. With over 4.69 billion incident cases globally, skin and subcutaneous diseases are now among the top ten causes of disability. The
Europe’s Growing Effort to Mitigate The Health Risks Associated With Sunbeds
EADV urges EU action on sunbeds In a new Euractiv article EADV joins MEP Romana Jerković in urging the European Commission to revisit its decision to drop planned rules on sunbed use, a long-overlooked cancer prevention issue. Sunbeds are classified as Group 1 carcinogens, like tobacco and asbestos. Many EU countries already restrict use by minors. Denmark is now banning
Global Call to Action to Protect Outdoor Workers from Skin Cancer by Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
Launched on 12 October 2023 at the 2nd Multi-Stakeholder Summit on Occupational Skin Cancer, in Berlin, Germany on the occasion of the EADV Congress (11 – 15 October 2023)
GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION TO END THE SKIN CANCER EPIDEMIC IN PERSONS WITH ALBINISM
The four co-hosting organizations of the Multi-Stakeholder Summit on Occupational and non-Occupational Skin Cancer held in Berlin, Germany on October 12th, 2023 – in cooperation with patient advocacy groups, humanitarian NGOs, scientific societies, occupational safety and health professionals, and UV-protective agent manufacturers – call for the implementation of a systematic approach to addressing the Skin Cancer Epidemic in Persons with
Call to Action on Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease
EADV European Parliament event ‘The burden of skin disease in Europe’ and launch of Call to Action on chronic inflammatory skin disease On 24th October, as part of EADV’s advocacy programme, a delegation made up of the Leadership, Advocacy Working Group and other members, held a dedicated meeting on skin diseases at the European Parliament. The meeting was hosted by
Burden of skin disease
The EADV has published a Supplement Issue on the Burden of Skin Disease in the JEADV. The EADV’s Burden of Skin Disease study is the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Europe. Data was collected from 44,689 adults from 27 European countries, including all countries of the European Union as well as the UK, Norway and Switzerland. The objectives
