Mectizan Donation Program

@MectizanMDP

MDP oversees the donation of Mectizan for river blindness and Mectizan and albendazole for lymphatic filariasis elimination. #beatNTDs

Decatur, Georgia USA mectizan.org Joined May 2013

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Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP Oct 28

🚨New date!🚨
Join the #GAELF Virtual Fall Convening online to contribute to the conversation about what comes next in lymphatic filariasis elimination. #LymphaticFilariasis #NTDs #beatNTDs 8-9 December 2026 Online
✍️Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AhzYrmbWb9K…

Photo of a woman wearing colorful clothes while washing her swollen leg. Text reads Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis and provides the same meeting details as the post

Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP Oct 22

Lymphatic filariasis program integration is a central theme of the #GAELF Virtual Fall Convening. Discuss about how working together can help programs reach their goals—and what it takes to make those approaches work. 🗓️ 4-5 Nov. online. #beatNTDs Register:events.zoom.us/ev/AhzYrmbWb9K…

events.zoom.us GAELF Virtual Fall Convening 2026

Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP Oct 21

39 years ago today, @Merck & Co., Inc. committed to donate Mectizan to fight river blindness "as much as needed, for as long as needed." Since then over 6 billion treatments have been approved. MDP is proud to work with partners until river blindness & LF are history! #beatNTDs

Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP Oct 16

We are happy to host the 76th Mectizan Expert Committee/Albendazole Coordination meeting on our home turf in Atlanta this week. The weather cooperated to allow for good discussions over lunch on the patio. #beatNTDs #StampOutOncho #EliminateLF

A group of people sits at a table under blue umbrellas in a sunny outdoor courtyard, surrounded by greenery and adjacent to a building.

Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP Oct 14

Excited to announce our film was named a FINALIST in the 2026 @LondonBigSynFF—the world's biggest sustainability film festival and an official United Nations CSO to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. #beatNTDs #bigsynfilmfest26 See for yourself!
youtu.be/xyfaIL8FjMQ?si…

A group of people, including adults and children, are sitting together on a bench in an outdoor setting. The image has text that reads: “The Promise.” It also includes a laurel wreath with text stating it is an official selection of the Big Syn International Film Festival, London 2026. There is a mention of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals commitment.