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.
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