"My daughter She’riq has albinism but my son Te’riq, he doesn’t," Sherria said. "That was a shocker for us once they were born." The family were particularly surprised as, despite being a ...

Their skins, lacking the necessary pigment or with uneven pigment patches, become increasingly susceptible to sunburn and ...

In the past those with albinism were often killed at birth, or buried alive in tribal rituals. Although the world’s largest reported family of people with albinism lives in India—three ...

The mother, Mani, got the genetic disease from her family, while the father, Rosetauri, was the only one born with albinism in his clan. When asked why they decided to marry amongst Albinos ...

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to ...

Individuals with albinism in Nigeria are advocating fair treatment and an end to longstanding discrimination that has long affected their lives. In an interview with Vanguard, the founder of a non ...

Zainab Namuli is one of the students who passed her A-levels with distinction at Buloba Royal College in Wakiso. However, she ...

An anonymous organisation donated £135,000 to the University of Southampton Research into the prevention of sight loss in children with albinism is to continue in Southampton thanks to a donation ...

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government's failure to ...