We’re pleased to share with you an opinion piece from the New York Times“Treating the Village to Cure the Disease” by Jason Silverstein on lymphatic filariasis
From an article published in The Guardian written by OEPA’s Alba Lucia Morales Colombia recently eliminated this neglected disease through health education and drugs.
Contact: Joni Lawrence, Associate Director, Communications jlawrence@taskforce.org The Mectizan Donation Program congratulates Colombia on its achievement as the first country to receive verification of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2013 Contacts: Emily Staub, The Carter Center, Tele: +1-404-420-5126, emily.staub@emory.edu Carter Center Declares Goal: River Blindness Elimination (En español) (Em português)
The World Health Assembly today adopted a resolution on all 17 neglected tropical diseases1. Representatives from 32 countries and six speakers from nongovernmental organizations
See full story on BBC’s website here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22201676 Africa is beginning to win its battle against the parasitic river blindness infection, thanks in no
WHO’s Executive Board recommends resolution on 17 neglected tropical diseases The 132nd Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
Global partners in fighting disease By William Foege, Published: November 22 William Foege was director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1977
2012 marks twenty five years since Merck announced the donation of Mectizan for river blindness control. Before Mectizan, the only intervention for river blindness
The Mectizan Donation Program would like to congratulate Dr. Bjӧrn Thylefors – recipient of the 2011 Merck Mectizan Award. Dr. Thylefors received his award
For the full MSU press release visit: http://news.msu.edu/story/10259/ A Michigan State University veterinary professor and member of the African Studies Center has been appointed an Officer
The Sudan Federal Ministry of Health’s National Program for Prevention of Blindness issued a press release announcing the interruption of transmission of onchocerciasis (river
Press Release: Merck and Partners Make Progress In Long-Term Commitment to End River Blindness Colombia to Request Certification by the World Health Organization of
In a study published online in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Charles Mackenzie and colleagues found that Ivermectin works, not
