<div dir="ltr">Thanks Solon for the information sharing <div>will share with our network members</div><div>kind regards</div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">Nelly Caleb</span><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">National Coordinator| Vanuatu Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association (VDPA)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Sanma Provincial Headquarter | P.O.Box 71 | Santo,Vanuatu</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">Tel: <a href="tel:+678%2037997" value="+67837997" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">+678 37997</a> | Mob: <a href="tel:+678%20531%204774" value="+6785314774" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">+678 </a>7796946 / +678 5421040 | </span><u></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">Gmail: <a href="mailto:calebn.vdpa@gmail.com" target="_blank">calebn.vdpa@gmail.com</a></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">Skype: Nelly Caleb</span><u></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:blue">Facebook: Nelly Caleb</span><u></u></p><p></p><p><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 4:44 PM Soloveni Vitoso <<a href="mailto:infor@pacificdisability.org">infor@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) for the first time is celebrating International Albinism Awareness Day to raise awareness on persons with albinism and the issues they face in their everyday life.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">On December 18, 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing June 13th as International Albinism Awareness Day which confirmed the global focus on albinism advocacy.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">With this year’s theme, “Made to Shine”, PDF wishes to salute and acknowledge persons with albinism on their contribution to society despite the various types of discrimination they face.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">In the Pacific, it is believed that one in seven hundred is persons with albinism.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">Albinism affects the skin, hair and eyes forcing persons with the condition to have vision problems, with their skin vulnerable when directly or indirectly exposed to the sun.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">This leads to sunburn and may transform into skin cancer.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">PDF Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Setareki Macanawai says that, persons with albinism when facing an inaccessible environment and negative attitude from those around them greatly impact and hinders their
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">PDF is standing in solidarity with Pacific people with albinism and all those with the condition through their challenges. Mr. Macanawai added that,</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">“while
the world is going through unprecedented time, people with albinism continue to face all types of human rights violations which included challenges in accessing quality healthcare services during this pandemic, accessing sunscreen due to availability, accessibility
and affordability and other non-pharmaceutical intervention.”</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">An information-sharing session on albinism will be held at the Pacific Disability Forum for its staff at 9:00 am tomorrow morning where you can join us live on our PDF Facebook Page</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:normal">For more information, you may contact the Mr. Soloveni Vitoso; Pacific Disability Forum - <a href="mailto:infor@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">infor@pacificdisability.org</a></span></p>
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