Tolani Ojuri wants to facilitate affordable skin checks to save Persons with Albinism from skin cancer
Detecting skin cancer early is important because it can stay hidden for 5-20 year in Persons with Albinism.
After discovering that skin checks could mean the difference between life and death for Persons with Albinism (PWA), Tolani Ojuri wants to make them compulsory and affordable. According to a study, skin cancer claims lives of most PWA in their 30s and 40s. This highlights the need for accessible preventive measures and early detection methods.
While his standing as a renowned inclusion advocate and the Lagos State Chairman of the Albinism Association of Nigeria have helped raise public awareness and gathered notable support, there are considerable challenges to address. One significant obstacle is the absence of precise data regarding the population of PWA in Lagos, information that even government agencies lack.
In this exclusive interview, he shared the multitude of challenges that PWA face daily–from the insidious threat of skin cancer to societal discrimination–and the success and setbacks recorded in the …
