The Cape Town Action Plan for Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases
From Workshop Consensus to Health-System Action.
Bhat RM, Isa M, Peris K, Madhumita M, Nagabushan S, van Rooijen E, Lim HW, Röcken M, Arellano Mendoza MI, Dlova NN, Kilmer J
International Journal of DermatologyIn the feed 11 Aug 2026, published online 11 Aug 2026, issue 2026 Aug 11, added to PubMed 11 Aug 2026
Topics: Practice, education & research
Abstract
Skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) remain visible markers of health-system inequity. The World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030, its 2022 strategic framework for skin NTDs, and the WHO Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases 2025 already establish integration, primary-care mainstreaming, and improved access to diagnostics and medicines as global priorities. Drawing on Workshop 1 of the 4th International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) World Skin Summit, this viewpoint positions the Cape Town Action Plan not as a competing policy framework, but as an implementation compact for translating existing commitments into locally owned service readiness, accountable delivery, and measurable follow-through.
Abstract from PubMed
PMID 42581027 · DOI 10.1111/ijd.70613