Nigeria: Alarm Over Rise in Skin Bleaching Among Nigerians

17 July 2018

Worried by the increase in skin bleaching among Nigerians and unregulated sale of bleaching agents in the country, dermatologists have raised the alarm over the effects of the practice.

The dermatologists under the auspices of the National Association of Dermatologists, NAD, have called for urgent enforcement and regulation of the use and illegal sale of skin bleaching/lightening agents.

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