Mectizan Donation Program

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

[ESPEN @ESPEN_WHOAFRO]

5 years into the NTD Road Map. Where do we stand?

📉 1.41B people needed NTD interventions in 2024, down 36% since 2010.
🌍 63 countries have eliminated at least 1 NTD.
🤝 43 adopted integrated skin NTD strategies.

📖Explore the Global Report for more👉🏽: https://t.co/IYkyQ1qO7h

[Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases @CombatNTDs]

5 years into the @WHO NTD Road Map 2021–2030, we see clear progress: fewer people need treatment & more countries have eliminated #NTDs! Get the full report: https://t.co/6e7givvfvY
#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #UniteActEliminate

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

@WHO Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2026: mid-term evaluation of the road map implementation
#beatNTDs
https://t.co/n4a17ovAFB

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

63 countries had eliminated at least one neglected tropical disease (NTD) by June 2026, while the number of people requiring treatment and care fell to 1.41 billion in 2024.

But progress remains uneven. Dengue cases have reached record levels, deaths from vector-borne NTDs are rising, and the world is off track to eradicate yaws. The burden continues to fall hardest on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities.

What will it take to accelerate progress? And what else does the latest report reveal?

Find out here: https://t.co/o1gvSNYj3k

[RLMFund @RLMFund]

With more awareness around the suffering caused by neglected tropical diseases, we can #EndTheNeglect and focus on progress toward an Africa free of NTDs.

Share this post to help people understand what it will take to build a future free of NTDs.

#RLMF #NTDs #GlobalHealth #EndNTDs

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

🚨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: https://t.co/xTjwrMBLIE

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

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:https://t.co/xTjwrMBdT6

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

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]

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

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

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!
https://t.co/eRe8QkgAPq

[エーザイ株式会社 @Eisai_SDGs]

社員の想いを、現地で役立つ支援に。
社員参加型の「ワンコイン寄付」プロジェクトを通じて、エーザイはパプアニューギニアのリンパ系フィラリア症制圧活動を支援するため、飲水用カップ8,250個を寄贈しました。集団投薬の際、地域住民が薬を服用するために使われます。
本取り組みは、国際協力機構（JICA）およびToyota Tsusho (PNG) Ltd.のご協力により実現しました。
詳しくはこちら：https://t.co/67UMsktrLj https://t.co/3Wy0kBS5zq

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

On #WorldSightDay we celebrate successes in ending river blindness after 39 years of mass drug administration with Mectizan. Five countries have now eliminated it! Local heroes like these community drug distributors in Togo make it possible. #StampOutOncho #beatNTDs

[OMS São Tomé e Príncipe @OMS_STP]

The IIS3 Impact Assessment officially begins today across 🇸🇹, to measure progress towards LF elimination. Supported by the Government of Japan, this survey will provide critical evidence to guide the next steps towards ending the disease as a public health problem.

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

Coming soon: GONE webinar on Strengthening Blackfly Surveillance for the Onchocerciasis Endgame —Monday, 30 November 2026 | 15:00–16:30 CET (UTC+1)
English-French simultaneous interpretation
#beatNTDs #StampOutOncho
For more information and to register:
https://t.co/h8iSaJehqB

[Gabon Media Time @gabonmediatime]

[#Société] ONU : Filariose lymphatique, 6 727 enfants dépistés au Gabon en 2025 https://t.co/Fz6aYymGk8

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[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

@crsmoio Stakeholders Seek Stronger Community Action Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in Cross River #beatNTDs https://t.co/dJ1b8I5qhk

[Mectizan Donation Program @MectizanMDP]

@WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record 🌍 Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2025 #beatNTDs #EliminateLF Now available ▶️ https://t.co/hm6DYRv9KQ

[OMS São Tomé e Príncipe @OMS_STP]

W/ financial support from Japan, WHO continues to support STP in the fight against lymphatic filariasis. Yesterday, @OMS_STP WR Dr. @WRAbdoulaye received Dr. Dieu Merci, a consultant supporting the 3rd IDA Impact Assessment Survey, a key milestone towards eliminating the disease.

[Nigeria Health Watch -Future of Health Conference @nighealthwatch]

For all the evidence discussed today, there is another perspective that cannot be left out: the lived experience of the people the health system is meant to serve.

Panel Session Two, “Community Perspectives: Enablers and Barriers to Onchocerciasis Elimination and Quality PHC Services,” is putting these experiences at the centre of the discussion.

Community representatives, Community Drug Distributors (CDDs), traditional and religious leaders are sharing what helps them access and deliver health services, what gets in the way and what must improve.

#RiverBlindnessNG #CommunityHealthWatch #KnowYourPHC @Fmohnigeria

[Nigeria Health Watch -Future of Health Conference @nighealthwatch]

For people living in communities where fast-flowing rivers provide a breeding ground for the blackflies that transmit onchocerciasis, the risk does not disappear simply because medicines are available.

Cross River State has made progress in the fight against river blindness, but gaps in reaching communities, supporting frontline workers, financing programmes and connecting communities to the health system continue to threaten those gains.
#RiverBlindnessNG @Fmohnigeria