Hay R, Marks R
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BT7, UK.
Br J Dermatol. 2004 Apr;150(4):747-9. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-0963.2004.05784.x.
The International Foundation of Dermatology (IFD) was established by the International League of Dermatology Societies to promote the care of skin disease in the developing world. Starting from an initial base of the Regional Dermatology Training Centre in Tanzania it has successfully trained a cadre of clinical officers and dermatology residents from different African countries. It has now broadened this approach to an assessment of the effectiveness of focused training in Mali. The IFD is also completing a global assessment of dermatological needs in developing countries with a view to establishing guidelines and programmes for the control of common skin diseases. An ongoing strategy has been to work with other agencies to help ease the burden of other endemic tropical diseases that affect the skin; preventing the development of elephantiasis in filarial lymphoedema has been one such project implemented through a programme of skin hygiene.
国际皮肤病学基金会（IFD）由国际皮肤病学协会联盟设立，旨在促进发展中国家的皮肤病护理。它最初以坦桑尼亚的区域皮肤病培训中心为基础，成功培训了来自不同非洲国家的一批临床官员和皮肤科住院医师。现在，它已将这种方法扩展到对马里重点培训效果的评估。IFD还在完成对发展中国家皮肤病需求的全球评估，以期制定控制常见皮肤病的指导方针和方案。一项正在实施的战略是与其他机构合作，帮助减轻影响皮肤的其他地方性热带疾病的负担；通过皮肤卫生计划实施的一个此类项目是预防丝虫性淋巴水肿中象皮病的发展。
