Carter Center in Atlanta leading an effort to eliminate river blindness in several countries . The project is called the Global River Vision Initiative and it has been funded by a number of foundations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Uganda has a goal of eliminating the disease by 2020 .
Carter Center in Atlanta leading an effort to eliminate river blindness in several countries . Some strains cause blindness , while others come with more severe skin disease . Uganda has a goal of eliminating the disease by 2020 .