Since the start of the Mectizan Donation Program in 1987, over 12 billion tablets have been donated for treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness) and
In 2020, the World Health Organization announced the validation of Malawi having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. Here is the story of
Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 (the NTD Road Map) sets explicit targets
Overview PC is defined as the large-scale distribution of safe, quality-assured medicines, either alone or in combination, at regular intervals, to entire population groups
MDP remembers Rosalynn Carter: humanitarian and supporter of the fight against NTDs In 1994 President and Mrs. Carter traveled to Chad with former Merck
Overview On 12–13 June 2023, at its Geneva headquarters, WHO convened a major symposium of neglected tropical disease (NTD) partners and stakeholders aimed at
Overview Progress in eliminating and eradicating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is one of Africa’s greatest achievements. Nineteen countries in Africa have eliminated at least
Progress in eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: Advances towards interrupting the transmission of onchocerciasis from the latest preliminary serological assessments
Meeting of National Programme Managers for lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis and the Regional Programme Review Group of the WHO South-East Asia Region
Overview: Medical entomology is essential for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases, particularly onchocerciasis. However, there is a shortage of medical entomologists
The Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE) will hold its first in-person meeting on 1st and 2nd November 2023 in Senegal. The meeting will bring
(An excerpt from the Mectizan Donation Program Annual Highlights for 2022) In 2022 we celebrated a marvelous achievement: after decades of hard work, Malawi eliminated
MDP 2022: Celebrating 35 Years of Mectizan This annual report publication summarizes the accomplishments of the Mectizan Donation Program and its partners in 2022.
