People living with Albinism in Ghana have called on Ghanaians to desist from calling them ‘Ofiri Djato’, a local name for albinos in many Ghanaian societies.
According to the chairman of people living with albinism, Jonathan York, the name is demeaning and makes mockery of their status.
Speaking, Emmanuel Ohene Gyan, York said Ghanaians must learn to treat people of his kind with respect and the dignity deserving of every human being.
Albinism is a defect of melanin production. Melanin is a natural substance in the body that gives color to the human hair, skin, and iris of the eye.
I think he is right, you?
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