Africa: Factbox - People With Albinism Face Poverty, Abandonment, Danger and Death

New York — The average person with albinism in East Africa dies by age 30 from skin cancer, and only 2 percent of people with albinism live to age 40

Tuesday marks International Albinism Awareness Day, established by the United Nations to bring global attention to understanding albinism and fighting discrimination and stigma.

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