Leo
Pharma Asia’s Top Executive to join National Psoriasis Week
Ricky Teo, a top-ranking
executive of LEO Pharma-Asia will grace this year’s celebration of the National
Psoriasis Awareness Week at the Kaban ng Hiyas of the Mandaluyong City Hall.
The annual event, a testament to the importance of Presidential Proclamation No. 179 declaring every last week of October as the National Psoriasis Week, will carry the global theme “Put Psoriasis on The Agenda Now” for this year’s celebration.
The annual event, a testament to the importance of Presidential Proclamation No. 179 declaring every last week of October as the National Psoriasis Week, will carry the global theme “Put Psoriasis on The Agenda Now” for this year’s celebration.
Despite
his hectic schedule, Teo, Leo Pharma-Asia’s Area Director for South Asia, will
join the national events as a show of support for the region. Teo is
responsible for Leo Pharma’s markets in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand,
Taiwan, Singapore, Hongkong, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.
Teo
will discuss the topic of the stigma of psoriasis why a great number living
with it take their own lives to escape the suffering that it entails and why is
this the only solution they see. He will also post the question of why in a world
where beautiful and clear skin is the benchmark of beauty, psoriasis patients
are being treated negatively because of the inflamed, thick red scaly lesions
found in their skin.
Most
people think that the physical symptoms of psoriasis patients are contagious
and people tend to ostracize patients with psoriasis. These instances lower the
self-esteem of the patients and they shy away from the public, hiding from the
judging eyes of the outside world. They hide in their homes and most patients
fall into depression.
About
30% of Psoriasis patients develop painful and debilitating psoriatic Arthritis.
Their quality of life is lessened and can’t do some of the simple things that
most people take for granted in their daily lives. Recent global studies also
show that psoriasis patients are at higher risk of developing other co-morbid
conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Crohn’s
Disease, and other chronic conditions.
Psoriasis
Philippines, along with Leo Pharma and Teo, advocates for the Filipinos with
psoriasis who are estimated to be between 1 to 2 million. Every year Psorphil
celebrates World Psoriasis Day together with 64 other countries.
This
year's Psoriasis Awareness Week is also supported by Pfizer Phils, Janssen
Pharmaceuticals, and Galderma Phils. and Pascual Laboratories.
Happy that you have this organization. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteTaas ang kamay ko sayo for being active on this kind of organization :)
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