2023-06-14 06:00:03
On the occasion of International Albinism Awareness Day, we are dedicating our show to this rare, hereditary and non-communicable disease. Albinism affects between one in 5,000 and one in 15,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa. Less common in Europe and North America, this disease affects one in 20,000 people there.
Characterized by a lack of melanin in the skin and/or eyes and/or hair, albinism has significant repercussions on the health of sick people. In addition to these physiological consequences, albinism is a factor of multiple discriminations throughout the world. In some communities, the beliefs that are linked to this disease pose a danger to the life and safety of the people concerned.
How, concretely, to properly protect the skin of people with albinism? Is this prevention much more complex in countries with strong sunlight than in northern countries, for example? Is access to care the same all over the world?
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