What is another name for the blood disorder Emmanuel Ntima Weyi founded a non-profit in support of?
Emmanuel Weyi Emmanuel Ntima Weyi is a Congolese entrepreneur and presidential candidate for the Democratic Republic of Congo. He served as the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Weyi International – a sustainable mining and renewable energy enterprise focused on the Congo from 2009-2014. He also founded the Colorado Sickle Cell Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on bringing awareness to sufferers of sickle-cell anemia.
International Trachoma Initiative International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) is a US-based non-profit organization committed to the elimination of blinding trachoma, the most common cause of preventable blindness. Founded in 1998 by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and Pfizer Inc, ITI has operated in 14 developing countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. ITI builds on growing international momentum to support the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating blinding trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. Working in countries where the WHO has documented widespread disease, ITI catalyzes partnerships among international agencies and governmental and non-governmental organizations. ITI supports national governments in their efforts to implement sustainable trachoma control programs using the WHO-recommended SAFE strategy, which includes: