Psoriasis Mandate Results Released to Mark World Psoriasis Day

Psoriasis Mandate Results Released to Mark World Psoriasis Day PR Newswire BEERSE, Belgium, October 29, 2012 BEERSE, Belgium, October 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pledge Your Support Today to Help Drive Much-needed Change for People With Psoriasis Promising interim results from the Psoriasis Mandate have been released today to mark World Psoriasis Day. To date 1145 people across 40 European countries have pledged their support for five basic rights of people with psoriasis, but experts are urging people to keep signing the Mandate to drive much-needed improved standards of care. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53825-world-psoriasis-day Professor Matthias Augustin, University Medical Center of Hamburg, Germany, and Chair of the European Expert [1],[2],[3]Working Group for Healthcare in Psoriasis (EEWGHP) says "Psoriasis affects approximately 14 million people across Europe and there is significant variation in the standard of care people receive. Great steps are being made in the management of psoriasis, but lack of awareness and understanding of the condition by policy-makers and the general public adds to the distressing stigmatisation of this disease. The Psoriasis Mandate is our opportunity to give a voice to people living with psoriasis; to help them demand the high quality care that they deserve - please sign it.