The Member of Parliament (MP) for Garu, Thomas Winsum Anabah, has called on the public to end discrimination against persons with albinism.

Speaking during Parliamentary proceedings on Friday, June 12, 2026, he said that because of their skin, eyes and hair some children view people with albinism as strange and therefore discriminate against them.

He emphasised that they are equally important to those with darker skin and should be treated with respect.

He urged teachers to help pupils with albinism by seating them in favourable positions in the classroom and allowing them more time to read, because of their limited sight.

He suggested that, where possible, teachers could organise night classes so these pupils can read more easily and understand what they are learning, since that is when they can see better than during the daytime.

"They tend to discriminate them and it very sad that it happens, let's educate Ghanaians that albinism is not anything but a defect that nature has given to them, they are equally important as we are.

"To me albinism should never be discriminated we should help them, teachers should ensure that they position these children at very favourable places in the classroom to be able to look at the board and learn, allow them to read slowly and not laugh at them," he stated.

Mr Anabah also warned about people who deliberately induce skin lightening and “self albinism” through creams and drugs.

He said those individuals are not subjected to the same discrimination as people born with albinism, yet they place themselves at risk.

He asserted that those inducing self albinism should be cautious because, in the same way that people with albinism suffer from a lack of melanin and are prone to skin diseases, people who artificially bleach their skin may be exposing themselves to conditions that could require costly treatment, including skin cancers.

"We have seen people inducing self albinism in themselves who are not discriminated, people buy medication, buy creams, buy drugs to clear their skin to look whitish, to look fairer and we don't discriminate them.

"What I am surprised is when we discriminate those that God has naturally prevented them from getting nice colour that we all have, those inducing self albinism should be cautious because they may be inducing themselves to acquire a diseases that we all have to find money for their skin cancers treatment," he said.