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Messi stands up to childhood poverty

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi continues to show his human side and through his charitable foundation, has donated 3,000 doses of medicine to the fight against Hepatitis C.

His homeland of Argentina will receive 1,000 doses, while the rest will be distributed among countries across the rest of the world, being given to patients with limited resources.

"As another step towards a better world and following the objectives set out by my foundation, I decided to join the fight against this disease and support the cause," explained Messi.

In addition, while in attendance at the Stop The Wait gala in Cairo recently, donations were made for 25,000 Hepatitis C treatments in Egypt.

"Everything I have achieved in the last two years doesn't mean anything if we can't change people's lives in the first place," said the player.

Hepatitis C is an acute, chronic liver infection that can affect the patient for several months or in severe cases, their entire life and it is estimated that 150 million people around the world suffer from the disease.