The campaign for ‘face equality’ was launched in May 2008 by the UK charity/NGO, Changing Faces, with the aim of creating a world in which people who have disfigurements to their face from any cause are accepted and valued as equal citizens, free of prejudice, low expectations and stigma. The campaign has attracted worldwide attention and has strong parallels with those against racism and sexism.
On 24 May 2025, the World Health Organization adopted an important new resolution to recognise skin diseases as a global public health emergency. We explain the background and content of the resolution, and what it might mean for the millions of people across the world living with skin conditions.
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