Albinism and precautions to minimise complications
Monday, June 13, 2022 | 70 Views |

Dr Neo Sekgoma
Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) best known as Albinism is a genetic condition that affects the production of melanin pigment resulting in partial or complete absence of melanin, a pigment that is necessary for the colour of the skin, the hair and eyes.
This genetic condition runs in families and there are particular genes involved which are inherited from the mother and father of the individual, however it can occur spontaneously in some cases.
Here in Botswana, we have many single-parent households, mostly female-led, so what does that suggest? That some fathers choose to ditch the responsibility of caring for their children and leave them to the ones who carry them during pregnancy to do the heavy lifting.Of course, in other dynamics, there are instances where the father wants to keep the baby and the would-be mother does not want to, hence the saying ‘whose body is it anyway’.In...