Hidradenitis Suppurativa is estimated to affect only 1% of the UK population, however these figures could in effect be higher due to mis-diagnosis, and those who suffer alone in silence, as the disease dominates the most intimate areas of the sufferer, thus leaving some people too ashamed or embarrassed to go to their doctor.

BAHS is a non-profit organisation, based in Kent, England. It was formed in 2007 by a HS sufferer and her relatives, all of whom sharing their time voluntarily to organise and run the charity to achieve the very best outcome. In 2009, The British Association for Hidradenitis Suppurativa became the first UK registered charity dedicated to HS.

In 2010, we kick started our new awareness campaign, with the introduction of the blue Hidradenitis Suppurativa ribbon. The Blue Ribbon Awareness Campaign will be used to to raise the profile of HS, with the ribbon itself aimed at becoming the recognised symbol of HS awareness in the UK.

Our Mission is to:-

1. Raise awareness and educate the general public of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

2. Raise awareness and educate the medical profession of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

3. Provide support for sufferers of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and to encourage more of those who suffer to come forward.

4. Gain medical research into the causes of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the hope of finding an eventual cure.

5. Continue to develop, maintain and improve our website, providing up to date information for patients and medical professionals.

The charity will continue the fight for those that suffer, and to get our condition widely recognised for how it affects those on a daily basis, both physically and emotionally. Please support us in this battle to enable hope, that the future will be brighter for those whose lives are affected by this unruly, debilitating disease.

Our main logo design is the work of scottish sculpture John McKenna. The figure covering up the intimate parts of the body represents the areas the HS affects, and the shame and embarassment that some sufferers can feel.