A medical practitioner, Dr. Uche Ozoekwe has called on parents and
guardians of children with albinism to show more love and attention to
them especially in seeing they are protected against skin cancer.
Dr. Ozoekwe who is also a physiotherapist and Cognitive Behaviourial
Therapist made the call on ABS Live TV Saturday Breakfast Programme,
“The Weekend Show” while discussing the theme for the 2020
International Albinism Awareness Day: “Made to Shine”.
Dr. Ozoekwe who noted that skin cancer or melanoma is the most popular
and most dangerous disease that face people with albinism, explained
that showing love to them will help them live better with their
condition, and help them avoid such things that will expose them to
cancer of the skin.
The medical practitioner also explained that albinism is a genetic
condition that could appear in a family after many generations and
advised against seeing it as an abnormality or evidence of infidelity
in a woman.
He went further to call against the discrimination of people living
with albinism and clarified that they are normal persons who live
normal lives and should not be judged by the colour of their skin.
The International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated on June
thirteen annually to draw the attention of members of the public to
the societal and health needs of people with albinism and also raise
awareness to the 2013 resolution of the United Nations Human Rights
Council calling for the prevention of attacks and discrimination
against persons with albinism.
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