Valeska Padovese is a medical doctor specializing in dermatology and venereology. She started her career in Italy, where she collaborated with the National Institute for Health, Migration, and Poverty. In 2003, she was directly involved in opening the Italian Dermatological Hospital in Ethiopia, which was the only hospital providing skin care in northern Ethiopia. Dr. Padovese has worked in Afghanistan and Lampedusa providing medical care for refugees and migrants and has participated in various dermatological missions in lower-income countries. Currently, she is a consultant at the Genito-Urinary (GU) Clinic at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta, the only public sexual health clinic on the island. Dr. Padovese is an Associated Editor of the British Journal of Dermatology and the President of the IUSTI Europe 2023 Congress that will be held in Malta.