What causes Vitiligo?

The 2022 theme is Learning to live with Vitiligo. Beyond Vitiligo, Botswana and Vitiligo lady in collaboration with Laha Hotel, Hannah Bontle Lecha, the Ngami DHMT, Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital and other stakeholders commemorated World Vitiligo day in Maun at Laha hotel.

Vitiligo is an acquired chronic (long-term) skin condition that results in the loss of the skin's natural colour. Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the world’s general population, the incidence of which is yet to be quantified in Botswana.