Malawian women with albinism say men target them for sex convinced that the encounter will cure their infection

Mercy had only seconds to decide on the shocking proposal from a powerful man.

The 28-year-old medical doctor had been promised life-saving cancer treatment by a former government minister she trusted. Yet in return for this seeming generosity, he had a condition: sex.

He explained his belief that by having sex with an albino woman like her, he would be able to cure himself of HIV. In return he would pay for the medical treatment she needed.

“I know I am slowly dying,” Mercy told the Telegraph from her hospital bed.…