Month: May 2020 Posts

Police distribute sunscreen lotions to people with albinism

May 20, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo Police has today distributed sunscreen lotions to 9 people with albinism in the district and the law enforcers hope to distribute the lotions to a total of 115 people. According to Assistant Superintendent Dan… ...

Woman with albinism attacked, two of her toes chopped off

Feb 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A thug attacked a 92-year-old woman with albinism in Mzimba on Saturday and chopped off two of her toes. The woman, Tafwauli Ngoma, was attacked when she was making fire in her kitchen at around… ...

APAM hails government for plans to construct houses

Sep 17, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has hailed government for its plans to build houses for them in each district in the country. This comes following the presentation of K 1.7 Trillion National… ...

Phalombe people with albinism still being ‘hunted’

Sep 04, 2019 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

People with albinism in Phalombe District on Friday raised concerns over continued threats on their lives despite sensitizations on their protection and punitive action taken against people found in the wrong on issues of attacks… ...

Attacks against persons with albinism on the rise following bloodsucking rumours

Oct 25, 2017 Martha Chikoti 34 &

The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) says there has been a high number of attacks against persons with albinism since the rumours of bloodsucking started. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday… ...

Three attempt to sell boy with albinism

Apr 29, 2017 Martha Chikoti 16 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested three men who were attempting to sell a two-year-old child with albinism in the district. Acting Public Relations Officer for Ntchisi police Peter Njiragoma said the three have been trying… ...

Malawi government slammed over ongoing albino killings

Feb 06, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 25 &

The Malawi government has come under fire from Amnesty International for putting little effort in protecting people with albinism in the country. In a press release titled "ritual murders of people with albinism in Malawi… ...