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Emebet is 10 years old. And each day, she is one step closer to going blind.
Emebet has blinding trachoma, a painful eye infection that leads to irreversible, permanent blindness.
And there’s nothing she can do to escape the vicious cycle of reinfection.
No matter how much Emebet rubs and washes her eyes, nothing eases her pain and discomfort. The water she uses is from a small, muddy river. The more she washes, the worse her infection gets.
In time, Emebet’s infection will heal, only to come back again. And with each recurring infection, she loses a little more of her sight.
Without you, Emebet will become permanently blind. But your donation today can stop all that from happening.
Today, YOU can give sight-saving care to 4X as many kids facing pain and permanent blindness.
Generous pharmaceutical companies have already donated medication to treat blinding trachoma. Every dollar you give will multiply 4X in value to provide sight-saving care… saving 4X more children from the pain and blindness of trachoma.
Today, your gift will go 4X further to stop blinding trachoma through the World Health Organization-recommended S.A.F.E. strategy:
Surgery
In the advanced stage of the disease, eyelashes turn inward and cut the cornea. Surgery corrects the eyelid to stop the pain and prevent permanent damage.
Antibiotics
Sight-saving medication kills the bacteria and treats the infection.
Facial cleanliness
Washing faces with clean water is an important way to get rid of germs and prevent infection from taking hold.
Environment
Improved sanitation, including latrines and clean water, can have a dramatic effect on the rate of infection, eventually leading to the eradication of trachoma.