Albinism is a condition some people are born with, where their bodies make little or no melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes. It happens because of changes in certain ...

Luisinho, a 26-year-old man with albinism whom I interviewed in Mozambique, faced a heartbreaking choice: either continue working outdoors under life-threatening sun exposure or quit his job selling ...

Many of the people living with albinism (PWA) are suffering and dying from skin cancer following constant and unprotected exposure to sunlight, according to health experts. Unfortunately, many of the ...

Abia State Government provides support, including cash and rice, to people with albinism, HIV/AIDS patients, and sickle cell ...

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, ...

When Megan McMorris, 41 an interior designer from Denver, found out that her daughter Louise, now 9, was born with albinism, she was "devastated." "Myself and my husband had so many thoughts running ...

(Reuters) - A new killing in Burundi and a wave of killings in Tanzania have terrified albinos who are being targeted apparently for their body parts, which are sold to witchdoctors. -- People with ...

A UN expert on Wednesday urged increased efforts to promote the implementation of laws to protect people with albinism in Portugal, ensuring their equitable access to education, health, and employment ...

NEW YORK, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tuesday marks International Albinism Awareness Day, established by the United Nations to bring global attention to understanding albinism and fighting ...

As the sun burns furiously through the torn ozone layer every day, its extreme heat, aggravated by policy neglect, roasts the ambition of many children with albinism, GBENGA OGUNDARE reports Nifemi ...