The Task Force for Global HealthMectizan Donation Program
MDP manages the donation of Mectizan® by Merck for the control and elimination of river blindness and lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Communities where LF and river blindness are endemic · Annually
From taskforce.org/our-programs ↗About this program
As the longest-running drug donation program of its kind, MDP ensures that treatments of Mectizan® and albendazole (donated by GSK) reach communities annually where LF and river blindness are endemic.
Details
- Who
- Communities where LF and river blindness are endemic
- When
- Annually
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