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A record of albinism news, research, and advocacy from trusted sources around the world. Reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Jane Kasweka
Livingstone, Zambia
Delphile Bandha
Livingstone, Zambia
Purity Kashweka
Livingstone, Zambia
Dorcus Siabasimbi
Livingstone, Zambia
Carolina Khaskelis from the United States is visiting Livingstone, Zambia, where she is spending time with members of the local albinism community, including Jane Kasweka, Delphile Bandha, Purity Kashweka, and Dorcus Siabasimbi. Alongside distributing essential sunscreen, Carolina is listening to their stories and learning more about their experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismUganda's parliament demands faster sunscreen access for albinism community
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has publicly criticised government agencies for delays in distributing sunscreen to people with albinism in Uganda.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismDoctor warns skin bleaching damages kidneys and causes cancer
A Ghanaian physician has compared skin bleaching to self-induced albinism, warning that the chemicals involved carry serious health risks including cancer and kidney failure.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismSouth Africa reimagines healthcare for children with albinism
A national conversation is growing around dermatology access, vision support, and school inclusion for South African children with albinism.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismNigeria's First Lady calls for albinism health access
On International Albinism Awareness Day 2026, Nigeria's First Lady publicly called for greater protection and healthcare access for people with albinism across the country.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismOne in 700 iTaukei people in Fiji has albinism
A new figure from Fiji places albinism prevalence among the iTaukei population at roughly one in 700 — far above the global average.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismNigeria launches skin cancer screening for people with albinism
NICRAT has opened dedicated skin cancer screening at three centres across Nigeria, targeting a community at significantly higher risk from UV exposure.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismLiving with albinism in the Balkans
A person with albinism in the Balkans describes sun exposure that causes bleeding skin and the daily experience of social avoidance. Their account surfaces a community rarely heard from.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismSanlamAllianz donates 3,900 sun hats in Namibia
The insurer distributed sun hats to people with albinism across Namibia, addressing a gap in everyday UV protection for a community at high skin cancer risk.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismAbuja outreach brings care to people with albinism
The Albinism Association of Nigeria called for sustained support as a medical outreach in Abuja provided health services to the local albinism community.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismA new OCA2 mutation identified in genetic case report
Researchers have documented a previously unreported genetic mutation linked to oculocutaneous albinism type 2, adding detail to how OCA2 is understood at the molecular level.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismFiji moves to improve care for people with albinism
The Fiji Times reports on new efforts to strengthen health services for people with albinism in the Pacific island nation.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismWHO calls sunscreen life-saving for people with albinism
The World Health Organization has declared sunscreen essential, not optional, for people with albinism — and is calling for equitable global access.
Health & Sun ProtectionGoogle News — AlbinismKenya agency offers free cancer screening for people with albinism
A state health agency ran free skin cancer screenings for people with albinism in Kenya, where sun exposure poses a significant and often unaddressed risk.
Health & Sun ProtectionJournal of Investigative DermatologyRNA medicines and what they could mean for skin disease
A review in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology traces how RNA-based treatments are moving from COVID vaccines toward skin conditions including genetic diseases.
Health & Sun ProtectionJournal of Investigative DermatologyMouse skin study challenges a long-held lab assumption
A new atlas of hair follicle cycles across the whole mouse body finds that dorsal skin patches do not represent the whole animal. The finding has implications for pigmentation and skin research.
Health & Sun ProtectionAllAfrica — AlbinismSouth Africa's patent reform delay costs patients access
Twelve years after a lobbying scandal exposed pharmaceutical industry pressure, South Africa has still not passed the Patent Amendment Bill. Activists say the delay costs lives.
Health & Sun ProtectionAllAfrica — AlbinismCourt case reveals South Africa's fractured healthcare responsibilities
A dispute over clinic access in Johannesburg has exposed how health responsibilities are split across three tiers of government, leaving patients uncertain of their rights.
Health & Sun ProtectionJournal of Investigative DermatologyGut bacteria shape how dietary fat affects skin
A study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology finds that fatty acid type — not total fat intake — drives skin and hair follicle changes, with gut microbiota playing a key regulatory role.
Health & Sun ProtectionJournal of Investigative DermatologyMouse study links Kit signalling to hair follicle growth
Research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology examines how Kit-Kitl signalling in skin cells shapes hair follicle development and regeneration.
Health & Sun ProtectionAllAfrica — AlbinismNigeria's healthcare reforms leave albinism community behind
President Tinubu's sweeping healthcare restructuring has drawn little attention to its effects on Nigerians with albinism, who depend on specific dermatological and ophthalmological services.