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Honoured to join BBC News Africa's Focus on Africa to discuss our push to re-list sunscreen on the WHO Essential Medicines List. Proud to share the spotlight with 15-year-old Mwape Chimpampa from Zambia—an inspiring innovator with albinism. 🎧 Starts at 23:10: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Attending the APPASAAS Mental Health & Albinism Conference in Cote D'ivoire, Abejan. Leaders of organisations are sharing strategies and ideas on tackling mental health issues that affect person's with albinism in African communities Africa Albinism Network Queen of BaTonga👑 Sarah Bosha follow me @sarahbosha.bsky.social

This week, AAN's Advocacy Manager, Kwame Andrews Daklo is representing AAN at a key regional workshop hosted by Fondation Pierre Fabre focused on #albinism and #mentalhealth. Today, Kwame presented on the often-overlooked mental health needs of persons with albinism—urging

[News] From 6–7 May 2025, the CentreForHumanRights, hosted a two-day workshop to strengthen the capacity of persons with albinism and their organisations to engage with the Equality Courts in South Africa. Bringing together 35 participants from across all 9 provinces, the workshop

📍 Africa Regional Workshop on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities - Nairobi, Kenya This week, AAN's Executive Director, is representing AAN at a key regional workshop hosted by the ICJ and the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) on "Strengthening Access to

Grateful, deeper reflection on effective access to Justice, sustaining the gain and hope

For people with #albinism, #skincancer is the #1 cause of early death—but it is preventable. Across Africa, advocates are leading change through: 🧴 Sunscreen access 👒 Sun safety education 🏥 Mobile skin clinics 📢 Policy advocacy Activists like Nnene & Joselito are

📣 New ICJ report spotlights urgent gaps in #disabilityrights across Africa—here's what it means for people with #albinism: ➡️Weak access to justice—cases often go uninvestigated. ➡️Political underrepresentation & stigma. ➡️Inclusive education remains out of reach. ➡️Urgent

🎉 Huge congrats to AAN’s ED BONFACE O MASSAH on winning the DEIB Champion Award at the #ChangeLeaderAwards 2025! Honored by The ChangeLeadership for mobilizing 50+ groups across 25 countries to advance the rights of persons with albinism. 🌍👏 A true leader in inclusive change! Full list

🇿🇲 The #Zambia Learning Forum 2025 united advocates, gov’t & albinism groups from 8 African countries to push for justice & inclusion. Key wins: 📄 New report on Access to Justice 🗺️ Call for a National Action Plan aligned with the AU Plan of Action Read the blog to relive the

🌍 Big win at #WHA78! The resolution “Skin Diseases as a Global Public Health Priority” was adopted, led by Côte d’Ivoire & co-sponsored by 6 countries. 👏 Congrats to GlobalSkin, International League of Dermatological Societies & grassroots advocates! This puts skin health, incl. for persons with albinism, on the

AAN condemns the murder of a 70-year-old woman with albinism in the village of Vohikely in the District of Antsirabe 2 in #Madagascar. She was brutally murdered through decapitation in what is suspected to be a ritual killing. This is the 7th recorded attack on a person with

Let us join effort to end these killings on innocent people. Time to Look Beyond our skin color, ACT NOW Madagascar Authorities. Deprose Muchena UN Independent Expert on Albinism CBM Madagascar Amnesty International CentreForHumanRights SADC Secretariat ACERWC

On the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we remember children with albinism harmed by violence rooted in dangerous myths. Since 2020, 61+ attacks on persons with albinism—over half were children. This is a systemic failure to protect the most

The countdown is on! ⏳ June 13 is International Albinism Awareness Day 🌍 Last year, thousands joined us to make sunscreen accessible for all with albinism. 🙌 This #IAAD2025, we’ll share a special impact report. Stay tuned! #SkinHealth4Life #SunscreenIsADrug #Albinism

Celebrating International Albinism Awareness Day! One year ago, you signed a petition calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to re-add sunscreen to the EML. 📖Read more here: shorturl.at/6tUjt In line with this year's #IAAD theme, “Demanding our rights: Protect our skin, Preserve our

Pledging to protect the rights and secure a bright future for persons with albinism #AlbinismDay UN Human Rights @UN Human Rights Southern Africa zimbabwe.un.org/en/296222-pled…

📣 New Report! The AmnestySouthernAfrica Southern Africa Journal on Albinism & Socio-Economic Rights is here amplifying the voices & struggles of persons with albinism across the region. 📖Full report here: rb.gy/5swmry Key issues raised: ✅ Need for National Action Plans

📢 Joint report with Fundação Joel Tchombosi to CEDAW highlighting the gaps in Angola’s Eighth Period Report, 2023, on women impacted by albinism. 🔗 Read more: rb.gy/cuawrr #AlbinismAwareness #CEDAW #DisabilityRights #Angola #WomenWithAlbinism