The Sumaira Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to generating global awareness of NMOSD* and MOGAD*, creating a community of support for patients + caregivers, supporting research to find a cure, and patient advocacy.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare neuroimmune condition in which the immune system attacks cells in the central nervous system (CNS), mistaking them for foreign invaders. Common symptoms include vision loss, color vision deficiency, paralysis, paraparesis, weakness, numbness, spasticity, vomiting, hiccups, and bladder/bowel dysfunction.

?Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare neuroimmune condition that targets the MOG protein which is located on the surface of myelin sheaths in the central nervous system. Common symptoms include vision loss, color vision deficiency, paralysis, paraparesis, weakness, numbness, spasticity, vomiting, hiccups, seizures, and bladder/bowel dysfunction.