Albinism is a rare genetic condition in which the body makes little or no melanin, resulting in very pale skin, hair, and eyes. Menu. ... Treatment and Medication Options for Albinism.

Challenges such as delays in receiving protective creams and the lack of accessible screening services, were on June 13 highlighted by people with albinism in Rwanda. The concerns were raised ...

The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called on the federal government to integrate free skin cancer treatment and regular dermatological check-ups for persons with albinism in public ...

Barriers to Treatment Accessing treatment for skin cancer in Nigeria is a long, costly, and exhausting process, worsened by the lack of comprehensive healthcare coverage and late diagnosis.

People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. International Albinism Awareness Day seeks to dispel the erroneous beliefs and myths influenced by superstition, which foster ...

“As I speak now, we have lost about 10 people (with albinism] to skin cancer and we have 24 who require the treatment,” Mr Peter Ogik, a person with albinism, told this publication in an ...

Nigerian Albinism Association urges FG to include skin cancer screening & treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), citing high rates & affordability issues within their community.

She said the absence of structured government interventions, including access to free or subsidised skin cancer treatments, preventive measures such as sunscreen distribution, and specialised ...

The persons living with vitiligo and the albinism o’s skin in this extreme heat is getting worse, hence causing skin cancer. Ogik says a small treatment of skin cancer when operated on average ...