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The last milestone: Baby Ayah's Sh60million last appeal for world's most expensive drug

Mary Mithika and her daughter Baby Ayah.

With the due date fast approaching, it's now a race against time to raise funds for arguably the most expensive drug in the world. Baby Ayah Lundt desperately needs to raise Sh270,000,000 to purchase the drug, Zolgensma to treat her spinal condition, which is deteriorating with every day passing.

Born of a Kenyan mother, Mary Mithika, and Danish dad Frank Lundit, Ayah was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in 2020 when she was only nine months. SMA is a rare genetic disease that affects the central nervous system, voluntary skeletal muscle movement, and the peripheral nervous system that connects it to the rest of the body.

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