As the start of the school year approaches and my daughters prepare to return to class, I’m reminded of the children with albinism that I met in Mozambique and the formidable barriers they continue to ...

Albinism is a genetic condition that affects people of all races and backgrounds. It occurs when the body produces very little or no melanin, which is the pigment that gives colour to the skin, hair, ...

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 ...

John Chiti is a Zambian musician and police commissioner. He also has albinism, a pigmentation condition that has shaped his life. His story inspired the film "Can You See Us?" — now streaming on ...

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 ...

The day John Chiti was born was a difficult one for his family in Zambia. "They were shocked and they were confused because I was born different," he says. Chiti was born with albinism, a congenital ...