A/HRC/37/57 (g) Facilitate the importation of glasses and gadgets as a measure of reasonable accommodation, for example, by removing taxes and administrative costs associated with the importation of these goods. 100. With regard to exogenous conditions affecting the enjoyment of the right to the highest standard of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert reiterates her previous recommendations that member States, particularly those in which there are records of attacks: (a) Conduct in-depth research on the root causes of attacks against persons with albinism, including on harmful practices related to witchcraft; (b) Develop and implement long-lasting awareness-raising campaigns, as they are critical in addressing the harmful practices and rampant myths affecting the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism; (c) Review and adapt legal frameworks, as needed, to ensure that they encompass all aspects of the attacks against persons with albinism, including with regard to the trafficking of body parts; (d) Regulate the practice of traditional medicine, including through mechanisms such as Government-led licensing and monitoring regimes in both urban and rural areas, and establish adequate standards for traditional medicine; (e) Ensure that social services are accessible to persons with albinism without discrimination and with reasonable accommodation, in particular in a manner that does not subject them to further stigmatization or require them to be exposed to the sun in order to receive support from social services; (f) Cooperate with civil society organizations that provide support to persons with albinism and their families. 101. The Independent Expert recommends that civil society and Governments should, in the course of their work and in collaboration: (a) Continue to conduct quality research to shape public policy and effectively implement sun protection strategies; (b) Support prevalence and epidemiological studies as a basis for developing effective measures; (c) Publish data acquired in the course of their work to inform collaborative work and develop policies and adequate measures; (d) Continue to raise awareness to: (i) Include specific information on albinism and, in particular, susceptibility to skin cancer in training for health professionals; (ii) Ensure that there is no barrier to the recognition of persons with albinism as persons with disability; (iii) Use international albinism awareness day as an opportunity to inform the general public about albinism and, whenever appropriate, engage in media campaigns to this effect. 102. The Independent Expert recommends that the World Health Organization, in response to recommendations made in the epidemiological study on albinism, pursue or facilitate government action to ensure that albinism is taken up as a public health concern, particularly where there are attacks and/or where there has been historical neglect to the detriment of the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. 103. The Independent Expert recommends that the international community, including international organizations: (a) Support efforts for the realization of the right to health of persons with albinism, such as the scaling-up of best practices identified in the present report, and by ensuring its insertion into existing health projects; 21

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