WIRE โ€” Patience Makwele Misconceptions that vitiligo is caused by witchcraft, is contagious or linked to HIV continue to isolate people living with the skin condition, prompting health experts to announce plans for Namibia's first research into the disease and the establishment of a national patient support group. The initiatives were announced during a World Vitiligo Day

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