Working to Eliminate River Blindness & Lymphatic Filariasis River blindness (onchocerciasis) and lymphatic filariasis (also known as LF, elephantiasis, and “bigfoot disease”) are both
Our Vision The Mectizan Donation Program (MDP) vision is to work with partners to achieve a future free of river blindness (onchocerciasis) and lymphatic
A Need for Medicines Neglected Tropical Diseases Mectizan® (ivermectin)—donated by Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., U.S.A.*—was the first drug donated for the control and
Defining the Disease What is Lymphatic Filariasis? (click to zoom) Lymphatic Filariasis: (lim-fat-ik fĭl’ə-rī’ə-sĭs) is a parasitic disease endemic throughout the world, but found
Defining the Disease What is river blindness? (click to zoom) Onchocerciasis (äŋ-kō-sər-ˈkī-ə-səs), also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease endemic in Africa, Latin
The Mectizan Expert Committee/Albendazole Coordination (MEC/AC) is an independent body of nine internationally recognized experts in the fields of public health, tropical disease, ophthalmology,
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