Asmatou is a 70-year-old grandmother with River Blindness. She fears the day when her world goes dark. The day when she can no longer see her grandchildren. You can help ensure that day never comes. The cure for River Blindness already exists — a medication called Mectizan®.
- Asmatou
And now she’s under attack again. River Blindness is threatening to undo the life she’s worked so hard to rebuild for herself and her grandchildren.
"I don't see [as] well as before. I don't know what we will do," she says.
Asmatou's small plot of land is the source of food and income to support her two grandkids. Now she's struggling to keep up with her chores at her new home in western Cameroon.
Your gift today will stop Asmatou's River Blindness in its tracks!
Every $1 you give today will put $5 worth of this sight-saving medication into the hands of families like Asmatou's who need it most. That means that every dollar you give will have 5X the impact, reaching 5X as many people!
people have lost their sight to River Blindness.
people are at risk of River Blindness in Africa.
of infected people live in 31 African countries.
A cure for River Blindness exists. It’s a medication called Mectizan®. The pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. has donated this sight-saving medication that stops the progression of the disease, prevents transmission to others and ends River Blindness.
You can cover the shipping cost of this vital medication and get it to the families who need it. Every $1 donated will distribute $5 worth of Mectizan® — so your gift will have 5X the sight-saving impact!
Through community distribution workers, children and families receive Mectizan® to stop River Blindness in its tracks. Every person receives medication, which means the community is on its way to becoming River Blindness free!
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