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International Foundation for Dermatology-Solving the Problems of Skin Disease in the Developing World

In May 1987, delegates from some 90 National Dermatology Societies met in Berlin at a World Congress and launched the International Foundation for Dermatology. This was done in the knowledge that three billion people in 127 developing countries are deprived of even the most basic care for their skin disease and that all concerned with the subject of dermatology need to take action to remedy this. In this respect, the countries of Tropical Africa are the most severely affected. Dermatological disorders are among the five most common causes of disease and loss of manpower in rural areas, in which the largest percentage of the population, namely 800/0 still lives. Common problems, like scabies, superficial fungus infections, and pyodermas are ubiquitous in these areas. It is estimated that 50% of the total population of the developing countries are children under the age of 15 years, of whom 75% have skin disease. The International Foundation for Dermatology has a number of principal aims which include 'to facilitate Dermatologic Education and Training at all Health Care levels in Developing Countries, and to assist in the establishment and continued support of Regional Dermatology Training Centres'. During its first 5 years, the International Foundation for Dermatology has identified needs and has begun a massive campaign to alert dermatologists and those with whom they collaborate, of the desirability of converting their urban-based speciality into one that can contribute to primary health care. Its activities have been diverse but most of its energy has been concentrated on the setting up of Regional Training Centres in Africa and Central America. Since more than 80% of the common skin conditions do not require specialists to diagnose and treat them, training of an interTropical Doctor, Supplement 1, 1992