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Announcing changes to MDP leadership

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yao Sodahlon, MD, MSc, will become the next Director of the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP), beginning on October 17, 2016. Yao will replace Dr. Adrian Hopkins,

September 2, 2016

How Worm Warriors Are Beating An Unbeatable Worm

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Article about “breaking the life cycle” of onchocerca volvulu, the parasitic worm that causes onchocerciasis, commonly called river blindness. NPR, August 11, 2016.

August 11, 2016

Dr. Tony Ukety receives the 2016 Mectizan Award

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Ukety, former Coordinator for the Onchocerciasis Elimination NGDO Group, was selected as the 2016 recipient of

May 12, 2016

Dr. Adrian Hopkins Receives Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmad Al Saud Prevention of Blindness Award

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Top: Dr. Adrian Hopkins receives Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmad Al Saud Prevention of Blindness Award in Bahrain from the President of the Middle East

May 10, 2016

Merck & Co., Inc. and the Mectizan Donation Program Donate $1 Million to the END Fund for Efforts to Help Eliminate River Blindness in Africa

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Merck & Co., Inc. and the MDP Donate $1 Million to the END Fund to Help Eliminate River Blindness in Africa Since 1987 Merck

May 4, 2016

MECTIZAN® Donation Program / Programme de don de MECTIZAN®

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January 25, 2016

The Story Behind The River Blindness Story: Itching, Weeding, Snipping

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NPR’s Jason Beaubien is interviewed regarding his journey to Ghana, where yearly doses of ivermectin have dramatically reduced the scourge of river blindness, a

January 16, 2016

What A Difference A Drug Makes In The Fight Against River Blindness

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An article describing the importance of and complexity in distributing ivermectin annually to people affected by onchocerciasis. NPR, January 14, 2016.

January 12, 2016

Merck & Co., Inc. and The Mectizan Donation Program Congratulate Awardees of 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Discovery Leading to River Blindness Treatment

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KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, proudly congratulates William C. Campbell (pictured/Reuters/Brian Snyder), a retired scientist from Merck

October 5, 2015

Mexico Conquers River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)

Videos

October 1, 2015

Watch President Jimmy Carter’s Remarks on River Blindness Elimination in the Americas

Videos

September 29, 2015

Newest Victory in Onchocerciasis Elimination: Mexico!

News, Videos

Please join The Mectizan Donation Program in congratulating the government of Mexico on the elimination of transmission of river blindness. Congratulations also to The

September 29, 2015

International Coalition Urges Final Push to Eliminate River Blindness from the Americas

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Country efforts supported by a major public-private partnership—including The Carter Center/OEPA, PAHO/WHO, and Merck & Co., Inc.’s Mectizan Donation Program—bring the region closer to achieving

September 29, 2015

Managing Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events for NTDs

Videos

Source: ENVISION.

August 13, 2015

GSK’s Albendazole Donation

Videos

A video from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) describing lymphatic filariasis and their donation of the drug albendazole to help make elimination of LF a reality.

July 11, 2015

Partnership Brings New Hope to Nigeria

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June 13, 2015

PLOS NTDs Series on Controlling River Blindness in Africa

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Efforts to Control River Blindness in Africa are a Remarkable Success Story Building Upon the Strength of Diverse and Long Standing Public-Private-Partnerships New World

May 14, 2015

Device May Aid Efforts to Control and Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California, Berkeley,

May 14, 2015

Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease

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The Mectizan Donation Program is co-sponsoring an exhibit in partnership with The Carter Center and the American Museum of Natural History titled “Countdown to

February 4, 2015

Control, Eliminate, Eradicate A Disease: What’s The Difference?

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An article explaining the critical differences in controlling, eliminating, or eradicating a disease. NPR, January 14, 2015.

January 14, 2015

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