Psoriasis Network in Arabic Countries

Nejib DOSSTunisia

Introduction

To assess the situation of the disease in the different countries

To enhance basic and clinical research Organisation of local and international

conferences, workshops.. Arranging educational and awareness

programs for patients and the community

North African Psoriasis Study Group The first one is the tunisian psoriasis

club who has led an epidemiologic studies in Tunisia

In Algeria: algerian psoriasis group was created in 2009

Creation of the north african psoriasis study group with three countries.

Other psoriasis study groups In Egypt, the group is in its begining In Jordan, the study group is working

under the frame of the Jordanian Society of Dermatology and has already product a guidelines for the using biological agents in the treatment of psoriasis

In KSA: psoriasis research chair In Kuwait:

Conclusion It would be better to act in the frame

of a national society, this allows a sustained action

These different study groups were boosted by the different Psoriasis Meetings

To organize on the sideline of an international meeting