The Edo Government has released a sum of N1.5 million to offset the medical bills of three Persons with Albinism (PWA) suffering from skin cancer in the state.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday, Mrs Joy Odigie,
the Assistant Edo Coordinator of The Albino Foundation said the money was made available from the N5 million Health Care Intervention Fund approved by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to the foundation early in the year.
She said the beneficiaries, including Mrs Priscilla Chikelu, Mrs Margret Omorogbe and Mrs Doris Olomu, were each entitled to N500,000 hospital bills.
Odigie, however, regretted that Omorogbe died on April 12 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
She said the fund would be given to her family members to offset her medical bills and bring her corpse to Edo for burial.
She equally commended Obaseki for alleviating the plight of PWA in the state and making health care accessible to all.
Odigie also commended the state Ministry of Health for facilitating the release of the intervention fund.
She urged PWA to always avoid the midday sun, saying it is injurious to their skin.
According to her, PWA can prevent coming down with skin cancer by avoiding the midday sun, using protective clothing and applying sunscreen lotions (creams with SPF 50 and above).
