Type: News

Article stating two more river blindness transmission zones in Uganda are free from the parasitic infection that that causes intense itching, rashes, eye lesions,

A slideshow and article highlighting the fight against onchoserciasis in Sudan. Source: The Carter Center.  

An article on the global alliance working to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (Espanol). El Pais, May 3, 2017.

An article on how donors and drug firms are co-operating to defeat ancient plagues. The Economist, April 27, 2017.

An article published on one of Tanzania’s leading English-language news sites, exploring the concept that eliminating NTDs should be focused on economically disadvantaged populations. The

UK announces a doubling of support to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases, such as trachoma, Guinea worm and river blindness, over the next 5 years.

Explore this article on the link between efforts to eliminate river blindness and the potential to reduce a mysterious and rare form of epilepsy.

Article on The Task Force for Global Health: “You’ve heard of the CDC, but you probably didn’t know about this under-the-radar nonprofit.” Atlanta Magazine,

“Progress has been made in every area that makes disease elimination and eradication possible — from diagnosis and treatment to mapping and modelling. Now, cross-disease discussions

On behalf of Merck & Co., Inc.* and the Mectizan Donation Program, we are delighted to announce that Dr. Laurent Yaméogo was selected as

An article discussing how transmission of disease occurs in only 9 of 36 Ugandan districts since eradication efforts began. Al Jazeera, October 20, 2016.

Article covering the continued need for ivermectin (Mectizan®) to treat onchocerciasis. The Financial Times, October 12, 2016.