Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Aug. 26, 2010 — -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been ...

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 ...

A black mum of two children born with albinism thought doctors ‘gave her the wrong baby’. Ashley Grigg, 36, gave birth to her fourth child, KD, now 15, on July 30, 2009, but was “shocked” when he was ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE albino community has shared harrowing experiences of discrimination, harmful myths and threats of ritual exploitation that continue to endanger their lives. Many describe being ostracised by ...

Albinism is a genetic condition, not a spiritual punishment. Albinism is often misunderstood, especially in African countries like Nigeria, where stigma, myths, and misinformation continue to fuel ...

Young adults from Tanzania with albinism who’ve survived attacks from “black magic” believers visit the U.S. through Global Medical Relief Fund.

This story was written by Erwin Ayota and originally published by Minority Africa on November 9th, 2024. This expanded version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Willeam ...