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The perils of missing teeth & wrinkled skin: Will a new...

Christina Pitt - May 4, 2023

A girl living with albinism has her eyes tested. A new regional plan by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights calls for the affordable provision of eye care and sunscreen to people living with the condition.

Waiting to disappear: The danger of being too pale

Bill Snaddon - August 24, 2017

|The report found women with disabilities were forced to marry men by their families after they were deemed to be unfit to make the decision themselves.

People living with disabilities forced into marriage and sexual violence

Adri Kotze - October 12, 2016

Caverson Maliko fears for the safety of his grandson Chipililo Maiden

Bones of gold: ‘You never know when someone will kidnap you’

Ina Skosana - June 16, 2016

Victims of superstition: The dangers of living with albinism in Africa

Victims of superstition: The dangers of living with albinism in Africa

Dylan Bush and Ina Skosana - June 15, 2016

Albinos in Malawi are killed for the "gold" in their bones.

Bones of Gold: Report reveals how people with albinism are abducted...

Ina Skosana - June 6, 2016

The Eastern Cape has the highest reported rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the world.

How to wean moms off the bottle

Ina Skosana and Lenadine Koza - January 17, 2014

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