A belief that their body parts have magical powers has sparked a grisly trade. NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos ...
The first-ever United Nations-sponsored regional forum for Action on Albinism in Africa will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17 to 19 June to develop specific measures to tackle the attacks ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Africa, Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people according to UNICEF researchers. In Senegal alone, an estimated 10,000 ...
STORY: For Carine Kiki, protecting her daughters from the sun in Benin's Cotonou requires constant vigilance. Her girls are living with albinism. That makes them part of an already vulnerable group ...
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 ...
Albinos in Africa live in fear of being murdered for their body parts, which are prized in witchcraft for use in charms and potions, but albinos face a much more pervasive threat: the sun. With little ...
12-year-old Mwigulu Matonage Magesa from Tanzania poses for a portrait in the Staten Island borough of New York, September 21, 2015. [Reuters] Increased funding and awareness campaigns are helping to ...
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Govt Provides Free Healthcare to Persons With Albinism
Government currently provides free dermatological and skin care services to persons with albinism through the Ministry of Health.This was said Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Mr ...
YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A group of young Nigerians have invented an island where people with albinism live to escape being hunted down and having their limbs hacked off for use in witch ...
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NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to ...
In Africa, Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people according to UNICEF researchers. In Senegal alone, an estimated 10,000 people live with the condition, which results in reduced amounts of ...
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