Many of these challenges translate into various forms of discrimination, affecting their daily lives in significant ways. Albinism, a genetic condition characterised by a lack of melanin in the skin, ...

Pupils with albinism receive caps to protect from the effects of harmful sun rays, Mombasa, November 2015. [File, Standard] Albinism is a rare genetic condition that causes the lack of pigment in skin ...

Advocacy efforts have been successful in creating awareness disabling misconceptions that drive demand for body parts of people with albinism. “My mother abandoned me when I was a baby.” This is the ...

Life had not been perfect but things were looking up. I was at a party with other Nigerians in London, chatting in Yoruba and pidgin. For a moment it felt like home and then it felt too much like home ...

Like so many of her classmates, Josina loves going to school. The eight-year-old sits in the front row, close to the blackboard, enjoys learning her alphabet and math, and hanging out with her best ...

Mr Jake Epelle, Founder of the Albino Foundation, has appealed to Nigerians and Africans to stop killing people living with albinism for ritual proposes. Epelle made the appeal when he featured on the ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A glittering crown on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hands, Andreia Solange Sicato Muhitu beamed at being named the co-winner of the the inaugural Mr. and Miss ...

Learners living with albinism in eMalahleni received vital eye testing and health support on April 7 as part of a community-driven initiative to improve access to care. Learners living with albinism ...

The 53-year-old said she had been subjected to many derogatory terms and physical abuse throughout her life on the streets of Mdantsane. People living with albinism stress that their condition is not ...

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