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International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Hygiene&Health
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Bromma, Sweden
  • Internship Title: Global Health Advocacy & Communication Intern
  • Duration: 4-8 months (Starting in January/February 2022)
  • Number of Interns: 1-2
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Acceptable
The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations is a non-profit organization representing over 60 million people living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis worldwide.
 
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis affect millions of people across the world. This is a serious global health challenge, with a range of unmet needs. People with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis may struggle to get a correct diagnosis or adequate treatment, have limited access to care or face persistent stigma and discrimination. Since our founding in 1971, we have worked to resolve these challenges facing the international psoriasis community.
 
As the key global psoriasis advocacy organization, IFPA campaigns on behalf of all people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Most psoriasis associations across the world are IFPA members. Our goals are to empower our members, improve living conditions for patients, raise awareness of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and cooperate with fellow stakeholders.
 
Our Vision
Achieve a world without suffering from psoriasis.
 
Our Mission
Be the global psoriasis advocacy association, with a focus on empowering our members, improving living conditions for psoriasis patients, raising awareness and cooperating with fellow stakeholders.
 
Our Goals
Empower national psoriasis organizations by uniting them, strengthening their work and acting as their global voice.
Improve patients’ living conditions by advocating for correct diagnosis, universal access to treatment and less discrimination and stigmatization.
Raise psoriasis awareness through education, information and highlighting research results.
Cooperate with relevant psoriasis stakeholders, including medical and pharmaceutical actors.
Internship Tasks:

What you will do:
● Depending on your skills and interests, we can tailor an offer that will give you experience in a range of different projects and areas. 
● Potential internship projects include: Social media advocacy & marketing, planning global events & forums with representatives from WHO, policy makers, patient associations and individuals affected by the disease, writing articles for our website, writing summaries of scientific articles, membership management and communication.

What we offer:
● You will join a highly professional and dedicated team, with the opportunity to learn more about working in the sphere of global health advocacy.
● You have the opportunity to participate in meetings, conferences and webinars increasing your knowledge and growing your network. 

Requirements:
● Speak and write English fluently. 
● Good communication and time management skills. 
● Ability to work in a team. 
● Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability. 
● Interested in advocating for the millions of people living with psoriatic disease.
● It is also considered an asset if you have experience in any of these fields: Communication, Marketing, Event planning, Graphic design, Writing articles, Video editing, Global health, Advocacy & campaigning, Ability to speak Arabic or another language that could be deemed useful for the organization.
2021-06-30 | Stockholm, Sweden – World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Athritis Conference
2019-07-05 | Barcelona, Spain – General Assembly
2018-06-27 | Stockholm, Sweden – World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference
2017 | Brussels, Belgium – General Assembly
2016-06-18 | Lisbon, Portugal – General Assembly
2015-07-08 | Stockholm, Sweden – World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference
2013-06-14 | Madrid, Spain – General Assembly
2012-06-27 | Stockholm, Sweden – World psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis conference
2011-06-17 | Hoofddorp, Netherlands – Meeting
2011 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – Conference
2010 | Paris, France – Conference
2009-06-24 | Stockholm, Sweden – World psoriasis conference / World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference
2006-06-07 | Stockholm, Sweden – Official business meeting
2006-05-31 | Stockholm, Sweden – World psoriasis conference
2004-09-19 | Cape Town, South Africa – Official business meeting / Conference
2003-08-09 | Sydney, NSW Australia – Benchmark meeting
2003-06-16 | New York, NY USA – Annual informal meeting / Conference
2002-11-23 | London, UK – Meeting
2002-07-02 | Paris, France – Annual informal meeting
2001-06-23 | San Francisco, CA USA – Conference
2000-09-08 | Israel – Symposium / Conference
1998-09-04 | Milan, Italy – Update on psoriasis research and international political activities to advance research and understanding
1998-09-01 | Milan, Italy – Conference
1995 | Rome, Italy – Conference
1995 | Rome, Italy – Conference
1995 | Stockholm, Sweden – Conference
1994 | Paris, France – Conference
1991-10-03 | Paris, France – Meeting / Conference
1991-10 | Paris, France – Joint conference
1989-09-14 | Israel – Conference
1983 | Gothenburg, Sweden – Conference
1982 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – Conference
1980 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Conference
1979 | Paris, France – Conference
1979 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Conference
1979 | Doetinchem, Netherlands – Conference
1978 | Zurich, Switzerland – Conference
1977 | Stockholm, Sweden – Conference
1977 | Hamburg, Germany FR – Conference
1976 | London, UK – Conference
1976 | Helsingør, Denmark – Conference
1973 | Umeå, Sweden – Conference
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Cooperates with: WHO.

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Full member of: International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). Links with: International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS); European Federation of National Psoriasis Patients Associations (EUROPSO); European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV); Skin Inflammation and Psoriasis International Network (SPIN); Red Latinoamericana de Psoriasis (LATINAPSO). Links with: Africa Psoriasis Organization (APSO); Psoriasis Asia (PsorAsia).

Members
National bodies in 47 countries and territories:

Member Countries & Regions
Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Croatia, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovakia, El Salvador, Turkey, Tanzania UR, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, South Africa, Scotland