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Mobile health (mHealth) can help to bridge some of the gaps in detection and treatment of skin cancers affecting this population. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p> We assessed the feasibility of using a mobile application (app) for detection of skin cancers among people with albinism. The study was approved by the Ocean Road Cancer Institute institutional review board. Data, including pictures of the lesions, were collected using a mobile smartphone and submitted to expert reviewers. Expert reviewers\u2019 diagnosis options were benign, malignant, or unevaluable. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p> A total of 77 lesions from different body locations of 69 participants were captured by the NgoziYangu mobile app. Sixty-two lesions (81%) were considered malignant via the app and referred for biopsy and histologic diagnosis. Of those referred, 55 lesions (89%) were biopsied, and 47 lesions (85%) were confirmed as skin malignancies, whereas eight (15%) were benign. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title><jats:p> With an increasing Internet coverage in Africa, there is potential for smartphone apps to improve health care delivery channels. 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