In Anambra, skin cancer has claimed the lives of three albino people.

The Anambra State Albinism Association announced on Sunday that three of its members had died from skin cancer in the past five months.

The United Nations General Assembly established International Albinism Awareness Day on December 18, 2014, to raise awareness in society about issues affecting people with albinism and to reduce the rate of marginalization and stigmatization.

This year's commemoration has the theme "United in Making Our Voice Heard."

Due to poverty, ignorance, myths, and misconceptions about albinism, Ezeonwumelu lamented that the majority of people with albinism did not have access to treatment.

According to her, their skin pigment is vulnerable to skin cancers, hair and eye defects due to a lack of melanin.

She urged the state government to establish a healthcare assistance program for people with albinism in order to reduce the number of deaths from skin cancer.

According to Ezeonwumelu, people with albinism face social discrimination as a result of false beliefs and myths influenced by superstition.

She urged the public to end all forms of discrimination and stigmatization against people with albinism, claiming that they are human beings who should be treated equally.

Mr. Ugochukwu Okeke, Chairman, Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Anambra Chapter, stated in his remarks that Anambra was the only state in the South East that had a law protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

 Okeke urged Governor Charles Soludo to build on existing achievements by enacting legislation to help the state's people with disabilities.