The Mectizan Donation Program in 2024 LEGACY—Honoring the visionaries to secure the future. This annual report publication summarizes the accomplishments of the Mectizan Donation
Merck Commemorates 5 Billion Mectizan® Treatments Donated Over 38 Years November 17, 2025 6:45 am EST Extension of Mectizan Donation for Triple Therapy Advances
The 1987 donation of Mectizan by Merck* for river blindness sparked one of global health’s most successful public-private partnerships. Collaboration among governments, NGOs, WHO,
For decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) has played a key role in combating river blindness and lymphatic filariasis by providing leadership, coordinating partners,
River blindness and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are devastating parasitic diseases threatening millions of people worldwide. To interrupt transmission and achieve elimination, it is essential
After Mectizan was donated by Merck & Co., Inc.* for river blindness, other pharmaceutical companies began donating medicines for neglected tropical diseases, building on
Héritage: Rendre hommage aux visionnaires…pour assurer l’avenir. Cette publication résume les réalisations du Programme de Donation du Mectizan et de ses partenaires en 2024.
This year we’re celebrating 5 billion Mectizan treatments donated to end river blindness and lymphatic filariasis (LF). Our country partners have faced many obstacles
On World NTD Day in January, MDP and Merck* co-hosted an event marking an extraordinary milestone: 5 Billion Mectizan Treatments Donated…and Counting. The event,
On May 20th, MDP and *Merck co-hosted a side event in Geneva, Switzerland, during the World Health Assembly to bring stakeholders together including ministers
This year we’re celebrating an amazing 5 billion Mectizan treatments donated to end river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. A milestone this momentous merits a
This year we’re celebrating 5 billion Mectizan treatments donated to end river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. The bold donation of Mectizan “as much as
This year we’re celebrating 5 billion Mectizan treatments donated for countries fighting river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. In 1987 former Merck CEO Roy Vagelos
PDM 2023 : Accélération des progrès. Cette publication résume les réalisations du Programme de Donation du Mectizan et de ses partenaires en 2023. (Click
MDP 2023: A Year of Momentum. This annual report publication summarizes the accomplishments of the Mectizan Donation Program and its partners in 2023. (Cliquez
MDP 2022: Celebrating 35 Years of Mectizan. This annual report publication summarizes the accomplishments of the Mectizan Donation Program and its partners in 2022.
