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 ...

Stares, taunts fill life of black twin, 10, with albinism; brother unaffected. Oct. 1, 2009— -- Kenyen and Khari Flowers are 10-year-old, African-American fraternal twin brothers. Born 25 minutes ...

In popular culture, people with albinism are often depicted as evil or supernatural. Dr Shari Parker wants to set the record straight about the condition and remind others that widespread inaccuracies ...

Jean Burke is affiliated with the Albinism Fellowship of Australia. People with albinism in Africa face a range of prejudices and social stigmas. They are often dismissed as belonging to another race, ...

Mutale’s appeal comes after she lost her first child in 2022 to skin cancer. Her 15-year-old daughter, Waitawatebula Sibanda, ...

Charlotte Baker receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and Lancaster University. Globally, 1 in 18,000 people have albinism. In sub-Saharan Africa it’s more common, with data from Tanzania showing ...

Albinism affects one in every 17,000 people and causes sufferers to have pale skin, hair and eyes IT IS a genetic condition that causes a person to have very pale skin, white hair and even grey eyes.

Albinism affects one out of 17,000 people worldwide, said the head of the Istanbul-based Albinism Association, marking June 13, International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD). "Albinism is a condition ...

International Albinism Awareness Day was celebrated worldwide last Sunday, with albinos in Nigeria asking for more government and community care and protection, which every Nigerian is entitled to. To ...

Ocular albinism is a genetic condition that involves the eyes. This condition reduces the pigmentation of the iris — the colored part of the eye — and the retina, causing vision problems. Albinism is ...

Ocular albinism (OA) is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the eyes. Ocular albinism is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the ...