Maiysha Kai
Rwanda just became the latest country to take aggressive action against the widespread practice of skin bleaching, now enforcing a ban on products that contain ingredients intended to lighten the skin—most commonly, hydroquinone.
In December, Rwandan police told national outlet The New Times the move, in which officials are patrolling markets and seizing bleaching products throughout the country, had so far resulted in the confiscation of more than 5,000 banned products. The increased enforcement follows a November Twitter exchange between Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame and a concerned citizen.
+1 https://t.co/MAn3FF77Sg— Yolande Makolo ?? (@YolandeMakolo) November 24, 2018
Quite unhealthy among other things. Includes use of prohibited chemicals. MoH and RNP need to reign this in very quickly…! https://t.co/zRvJRa8Dcq— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) November 25, 2018
Calling on the Ministry of Health and Rwandan parliament, Kamage called attention to an issue that has long been plaguing Africa, as
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