Global Psoriasis Atlas Phase II (GPA 2020-2023)
Grantee: Professor Chris Griffiths, University of Manchester
Amount: DKK 8,000,000
Grant category: Standalone grants
Year: 2020
Geography: United Kingdom
Psoriasis is a significant, life-long and currently incurable skin disease, which, according to the first edition of the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA), affects at least 60 million people worldwide.
The need to understand and uncover how psoriasis impacts both the individual and society at large is in demand. The Global Psoriasis Atlas is a long-term project that seeks to become the ‘go-to’ evidence-based resource within the understanding of psoriasis and its effects on people and society all over the World.
GPA Phase II (2020-2023)
The GPA Phase II is focused on continued research to establish robust data that address existing knowledge gaps within psoriasis on epidemiology, improving diagnosis, comorbid disease and economic impact.
Furthermore, if sufficient and robust data are available, the plan is to perform a pilot implementation study as part of GPA Phase II.
Addressing these key areas and how they differ between countries and regions will support the aim to provide better access to care for people with psoriasis worldwide.
Background
With a mission to ‘ensure that people with psoriasis, wherever they live in the world, have access to the best available care. The grant for the first version of the GPA was granted to Professor Griffiths and the University of Manchester in 2016.
The LEO Foundation has been main funder of the development of the first edition of the GPA through a 3-year grant of DKK 6,370,000 from 2017 – 2020. The GPA project has in its first three years focused on research into the global prevalence and incidence of psoriasis – resulting in the first edition of the GPA website which can be accessed free of charge here: Global Psoriasis Atlas online