#WorldVitiligoDay 2021 is observed annually on June 25 to create #awareness globally about this #…

#WorldVitiligoDay 2021 is observed annually on June 25 to create #awareness globally about this #rare #skindisease. 

In around 1-2 per cent of the population across the globe, people are suffering from this rare condition. #Vitiligo occurs due to a lack of #melanin, that is, loss of #pigment creating pale #white patches on the skin.

#VitiligoDay was introduced as this disease is often met with #misconceptions of being a transferable disease on touch. 

The date, June 25 was chosen in a memorial to music artist #MichaelJackson, who also suffered from this rare skin disease until his death, which occurred on June 25, 2009.

The first World Vitiligo Day was held in 2011 and has since become an annual, global event.

The campaign was born from the determination of non-profit organizations #VRFoundation (USA) and #VITSAF (#Nigeria), and their supporters across the world, to bring this “forgotten” disease into the public eye, and to shine a light on challenges faced by those suffering from vitiligo.

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