We don’t shy away from big challenges, we chip away at them. River
blindness existed in six countries in the Americas in 1996, but we have
worked with each of them to deal with their unique circumstances. One by
one, those countries have rid themselves of the disease: first
Colombia, then Ecuador, followed by Mexico and Guatemala. Now the
Americas are free of river blindness except for a remote area deep
inside the Amazon rainforest—and we’re working on that with Brazil and
Venezuela.The longest journey begins with a single step. Thank you for walking alongside us.
-- Mary Ann Peters, CEO, The Carter Center
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