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

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WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, & KENILWORTH, N.J.

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 the elimination goal by 2020
Mexico latest country to receive verification of elimination by World Health Organization

WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, & KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Carter Center, PAHO/WHO and the Mectizan Donation Program of Merck &
Co., Inc. known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, are part of
a coalition of organizations helping countries in the Americas fight
river blindness (onchocerciasis), and are calling for a final push to
definitively eliminate transmission of the disabling disease from the
Western Hemisphere.

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English

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Media:PAHOLeticia Linn, [e-mail] Carter Center/OEPAEmily Staub, [e-mail] & Co, Inc. (known and MSD outside of the United States and Canada)Veronica Trulin, On-site, [e-mail] Keller, Kenilwo...

Source: Merck.com - Corporate News - September 29, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Corporate News Corporate Responsibility News Latest News Source Type: news