The Cape Town Action Plan for Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases: From Workshop Consensus to Health-System Action
Recommended Citation
Bhat RM, Isa M, Peris K, Madhumita M, Nagabushan S, van Rooijen E, Lim HW, Röcken M, Arellano Mendoza MI, Dlova NN, Kilmer J. The Cape Town Action Plan for Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases: From Workshop Consensus to Health-System Action. Int J Dermatol. 2026.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-11-2026
Publication Title
International journal of dermatology
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.
PubMed ID
42581027
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
