For centuries, people living across Africa and Latin America were plagued by the debilitating symptoms of river blindness. In 1987, Merck & Co., Inc. made the unprecedented decision to donate Mectizan— “as much as needed, for as long as needed”—for the elimination of river blindness, becoming the first company in history to make a commitment of this scale. Learn about the progress of the past 35 years, including a dramatic expansion of the goals, in this video.
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