Kopf A W
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, NY.
Dermatol Clin. 1993 Apr;11(2):311-4.
The primary goal of the IFD, which serves under the aegis of the International Committee of Dermatology (the governing body of the International League of Dermatological Societies), is to improve dermatology and dermatologic care in rural areas and developing countries. The principal mission of the IFD is to create regional dermatology training centers in geographic areas of greatest need. The first such center, serving the 12 countries of the African Regional Health Community, is located in Moshi, Tanzania. After successfully completing a 2-year course, the emerging dermatology officers will return to their countries of origin to promulgate the information they have learned by teaching others. The second RDTC is located in Chimaltenango, Guatemala to serve 10 countries in the Caribbean basin by training auxiliary nurses to man health posts in rural areas in this region. All dermatologists in the developed world should view their responsibility to their profession and to those suffering from dermatologic diseases in developing countries as a challenge that can be met if we all labor together to ensure a better world for those who currently have minimal or no dermatologic care. Remember: Give a man a fish and you feed him for one day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life!
国际皮肤病学基金会（IFD）在国际皮肤病学委员会（国际皮肤病学协会联盟的管理机构）的支持下开展工作，其主要目标是改善农村地区和发展中国家的皮肤病学及皮肤病护理水平。IFD的主要使命是在最需要的地理区域建立区域皮肤病学培训中心。首个此类中心位于坦桑尼亚的莫希，为非洲区域卫生共同体的12个国家服务。在成功完成两年课程后，新培养的皮肤科医生将返回其原籍国，通过教导他人来传播他们所学的知识。第二个区域皮肤病培训中心位于危地马拉的奇马尔特南戈，通过培训辅助护士在该地区农村地区的卫生站工作，为加勒比盆地的10个国家服务。发达国家的所有皮肤科医生都应将他们对本专业以及对发展中国家皮肤病患者的责任视为一项挑战，只要我们共同努力，就能确保为目前几乎没有或根本没有皮肤病护理的人们创造一个更美好的世界。记住：授人以鱼，一日之需；授人以渔，终身受用！
