World Vitiligo Day Observed on 25 June 2025.

Important Days

World Vitiligo Day (WVD) 2025 was observed on June 25 to promote global awareness about vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that causes the destruction of skin pigment cells, leading to white patches and visible skin depigmentation.


      - World Vitiligo Day is also referred to as Vitiligo Awareness Day or Vitiligo Purple Fun Day, with purple as the symbolic color representing support and solidarity with vitiligo patients worldwide.

      - The official theme for WVD 2025 is: ā€œInnovation for Every Skin, Powered by AIā€, highlighting the role of technology and artificial intelligence in improving care and treatment for vitiligo.

     

Main Point :-   (i) The day was conceptualized by Steve Haragadon, founder of Vitiligo Friends Network, and Ogo Maduewesi, founder of VITSAF (Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation), Nigeria, in 2011.

      (ii) The first World Vitiligo Day was marked on June 25, 2011, in memory of Michael Jackson, who lived with vitiligo and passed away on June 25, 2009.


          ____________________________