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Boehringer Ingelheim Unveils Training and Awareness Initiative on Albinism in Kenya

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Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies has unveiled a global training and awareness programme on albinism in an effort to safeguard persons with albinism from discrimination and raise awareness in their environment.

The programme will educate people with albinism, their families, friends and health care providers on the importance of protecting those affected by the condition. It will be implemented in close collaboration with key partners - Ampath, Golden Age Albinism Support Group (GAASP) and Positive Exposure, all based in Kenya.

The training which will be rolled out in Western Kenya will also focus on health and safety conditions for people living with albinism in the region while emphasizing on the importance of the community to embrace and protect those with the condition in their environment.

Jane Waithera, the founder of Positive Exposure says a comprehensive programme has been designed in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim and the two organisations will coordinate the distribution of the training material to communities in the region.   

The training is part of Making More Health (MMH) an initiative by Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka that seeks to create healthier communities and sustainable ecosystems of change through social innovation. MMH has committed resources in rural Kenya to create a fully inclusive society that supports the wellbeing of people with albinism. 

“Our goal is to create an inclusive society that integrates and supports people with albinism by demystifying myths about the condition through leveraging education and raising public awareness, said Manuela Pestore, Global Lead for Making More Health.

In a first step, a binder that details information on skin and eye care for persons with albinism will be shared with educators, students and health care personnel to train people with albinism and their families. It also shares knowledge on how to create a conducive learning environment for students and how to avoid discrimination for people with albinism.

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