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Current Feed ContentWorld Bank and Merck & Co., Inc., Announce US$50 Million Funding Initiative to Eliminate River Blindness in AfricaThe World Bank and Merck & Co., Inc., announced an initiative to raise US$50 million to help eliminate river blindness, a leading cause of preventable blindness, in 28 African countries. Merck has pledged up to $25 million—about half of the funding needed over the next eight years—to help eliminate this public health problem which puts the health and livelihood of 100 million people at risk worldwide, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease causes intense itching, disfiguring skin... |
