The Albino Foundation (TAF) urged the Federal Government
to, as a matter of urgency, reinstate the treatment process it
started in 2007 with the Foundation to help prevent skin
cancers amongst persons with albinism in the country
This is necessary because without the programme,
an average of death of two or three Nigerians with albinism
die every month from skin cancer.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, Founder, Chief
Executive Officer, TAF, Mr. Jake Epelle, said, “We started a
project in 2007 with the Federal Government which is the
Skin Cancer prevention and treatment project.”
According to him, “The Obasanjo adminstration adopted
that project. So far, we have treated about 2, 520 patients
we have referred to the National Hospital. That project has
been ongoing until the current administration. I got a firm
promise from the current administration that they will
continue.
to, as a matter of urgency, reinstate the treatment process it
started in 2007 with the Foundation to help prevent skin
cancers amongst persons with albinism in the country
an average of death of two or three Nigerians with albinism
die every month from skin cancer.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, Founder, Chief
Executive Officer, TAF, Mr. Jake Epelle, said, “We started a
project in 2007 with the Federal Government which is the
Skin Cancer prevention and treatment project.”
According to him, “The Obasanjo adminstration adopted
that project. So far, we have treated about 2, 520 patients
we have referred to the National Hospital. That project has
been ongoing until the current administration. I got a firm
promise from the current administration that they will
continue.
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