The Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas: a history of partnership Programa de Eliminación de la Oncocercosis para las Américas: historia de solidaridad

The decision in 1987 by the pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co. to provide Mectizan® (ivermectin) free of charge to river blindness control programs has challenged the international public health community to find effective ways to distribute the drug to rural populations most affected by onchocerci...

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Main Authors: J Blanks, F Richards, F Beltrán, R Collins, E Álvarez, G. Zea Flores, B Bauler, R Cedillos, M Heisler, D Brandling-Bennett, W Baldwin, M Bayona, R Klein, M Jacox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1998-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891998000600002