Global Vitiligo Foundation – Community (GVFC)

Richard Huggins, MD

Ogo Maduewesi
The Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation
Nigeria, Africa

Valarie Molyneaux
VITFriends, Boston, MA, USA
About:
Formerly known as the Global Vitiligo Support Community (GVSC), the Global Vitiligo Foundation Community (GVFC) is the patient support section of the GVF. The GVFC is a national and international team of persons with vitiligo, support groups and physicians dedicated to creating a culture of collaboration and connection.
Purpose:
- Serve as a forum for information-sharing and collaboration on mutually beneficial activities for local, regional, national and international vitiligo support organizations.
- Serve as a conduit between the vitiligo patient and the other committees of the GVF.
- Empower individuals with vitiligo by providing them with resources to manage the physical and psychosocial effects of vitiligo today.
- Provide a vehicle through which vitiligo patients can help support the development of treatments and, ultimately, a cure for vitiligo in the future.
General Information
The GVFC is open to all vitiligo support groups and individual vitiligo patients. Please contact Dr. Huggins for further information, including:
- If you are a vitiligo support group/organization and would like to be added to the GVFC directory.
- If you have electronic resources (video, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) that you are willing to share with other support groups (these materials will be watermarked to acknowledge your contribution).
Meeting Dates
The next quarterly open vitiligo support teleconference is scheduled for Saturday, July 13th,12:00 to 1:30 PM EDT.
Please contact Dr. Huggins for teleconference call-in information.
Public Documents
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6t-jlwJ1uXYMjBvZ0dLNnVvQzg&usp=sharing

Jean-Marie Meurant
President of L’Association Française du Vitiligo (AFV)

Vicki Tiahrt
Global Vitiligo Foundation board member
Student Coordinators
Jennifer Gilbert
Itisha Jefferson
Josee Smith
Zoe Smith
Destiny Stroman