Naija, you no go believe wetin dey happen for this side. Dem don launch beta campaign wey go tackle skin bleaching wahala wey dey cause plenty health gbege. Dem call am ‘EmbraceYourSkin’ and e happen for Lagos, wey be the land of plenty pipo.
The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) na dem wey carry this matter for head, and dem talk say skin bleaching don turn from just beauty matter to serious health crisis! The products wey people dey use, na serious harm dem dey cause, and e dey affect everybody, even children and unborn babies.
We dey talk about creams, tablets, even intravenous infusions wey fit carry serious sickness like liver and kidney damage come with am. E go shock you say as dem dey chase lighter skin tone, dem dey expose demself to skin cancer and all sort of wahala.
Dasetima Altraide, wey be the president of NAD, use mouth talk say, “Skin bleaching no be just style, e be health risk wey get plenty wahala. In fact, some mamas dey drink bleach to make their pikin lighter before dem even born dem!” That one no be small matter o!
Statistics wey NAD show say skin bleaching dey affect anywhere from 40% to 84% of pipo for Naija, and e don turn like say we dey carry the trophy for “world capital of skin bleaching.” No be joke, this matter don deep pass we go fit imagine.
Unu fit ask, wetin dem wan do about am? Altraide and im team don gather plenty plans to show people say dark skin dey alright, as well as make sure say pharmacies and shops no dey sell harmful bleaching products like say na sweet. E no go beta for person wey wan follow fake life come dey use poison.
Dem sabi say education na the key. Altraide don call all Nigerians, say: “Make we join hand to change the narrative wey dey make dark skin look like wahala.” Make we no allow wetin people talk make we hate wetin we be.
NAD don salute Eucerin, di company wey dey support this campaign plus other government bodies wey dey do good as dem dey try put regulation to make sure people dey safe. Na true say skin health matter, and e no be small responsibility!
People dey asked to make sure say dem get qualified doctor for any skin concern and to no fall for all those fake cream wey no sabi wetin dem dey do. As Altraide talk, “You dey born your shade; own am and embrace your skin.” Na so e be, Naija! Make we carry our natural skin tone like crown because na true beauty dey dey!
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