Sunscreen restored to WHO essential medicines list hailed as lifeline for people with albinism

18 september 2025 - 05:22:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have welcomed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) decision to restore sunscreen to its [...] Full text...

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Climate change ‘a matter of life and death’ for people with albinism

20 october 2023 - 06:24:03
Geneva, Swiyzerland (PANA) - The impact of climate change on skin cancer in people with albinism are both deadly and [...] Full text...

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Human rights defenders on albinism need much more support: UN expert

10 march 2023 - 05:50:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights defenders are instrumental in raising awareness and advocating for the rights of persons with [...] Full text...

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Rights body urges protection of albinos in Southern Africa as world battles Covid-19

12 june 2020 - 13:55:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday urged Southern African governments to guarantee the safety of persons with albinism [...] Full text...

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Recognise, celebrate and ‘stand in solidarity’ with persons with albinism - UN

14 june 2019 - 01:46:37
New York US (PANA) - International Albinism Awareness Day is a time to “recognise, celebrate and stand in solidarity with [...] Full text...

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Kenya makes progress in supporting people with albinism, but ‘much remains to be done’ says UN expert

18 september 2018 - 17:39:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite improvements for persons with albinism in Kenya who have historically suffered attacks and discrimination, a [...] Full text...

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Mexico: 190 countries agree to ramp up efforts to protect world's biodiversity

05 december 2016 - 14:00:46
Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - At a major United Nations conference in Mexico, More than 190 countries have pledged to step [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Albino killing spree fuelled by ritual practices, policing failures - Amnesty Int'l

07 june 2016 - 08:21:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Heatwave claims 3 lives in Botswana

08 january 2016 - 17:40:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The massive heatwave which recently hit Botswana has claimed the lives of three elderly persons in [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Health officials caution public on rising heat wave in Botswana

07 january 2016 - 18:53:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Ministry of Health has cautioned the southern Africa nation of possible hazards from the ongoing [...] Full text...

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