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International Coalition Urges Final Push to Eliminate River Blindness from the Americas
2015-09-29 16:30:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: 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. Language: English Contact: Media:PAHOLeticia Linn, 202-974-3440Linnl@paho.orgorThe Carter Center/OEPAEmily Staub, 404-420-5126Emily.Staub@cartercenter.orgorMerck & Co, Inc. (known and MSD outside of the United States and Canada)Veronica Trulin, On-site, 908-656-5590Veronica.trulin@merck.comorLainie Keller, Kenilworth , NJ, 908-236-5036M: +1 908-406-1459Lainie.keller@merck.com Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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