Cameroon: Albinos Ask for Greater Attention, Care

[VOA] Yaound é -- International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13 has been observed in Cameroon, with albinos asking for more government and community care and protection. Those living with this hereditary genetic condition that reduces melanin pigment in skin, hair and eyes, say stigma, violence, superstition and killing have greatly lessened, but abuses have not been eliminated.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news