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Merck Foundation Strengthens Its Commitment to Expanding Access to Care in Asia-Pacific Region
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The Merck Foundation, funded by Merck (NYSE:MRK), commits $11 million over six years to support healthcare in underserved communities, training 33,000 local health workers in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. This builds on a previous $7 million commitment to improve access to specialty care for chronic conditions in India and Vietnam.
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RAHWAY, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / March 26, 2024 / The Merck Foundation, a private charitable organization funded by Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has made an $11 million, six-year (2023 - 2028) commitment to University of New Mexico Health (UNM Health) in support of its new initiative to bring high-quality care to an estimated 11 million people living with cancer in underserved communities throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The new initiative aims to train and mentor more than 33,000 local health workers and is being led by Project ECHO® at UNM Health, a global movement to democratize knowledge and expand access to best-practice care.
This support builds on a $7 million, five-year commitment the Merck Foundation made to UNM Health in 2017. Project ECHO used that funding to help improve access to high-quality specialty care for complex chronic conditions, such as hepatitis C, HIV and tuberculosis, and non-communicable diseases, like diabetes, in underserved areas across India and Vietnam.
The Merck Foundation is committed to advancing global health equity and will continue to support innovative initiatives that aim to improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
About the Merck Foundation
The Merck Foundation (Foundation) is a U.S.-based, private charitable organization. Established in 1957 by Merck, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, the Foundation is funded entirely by the company and is Merck's chief source of funding support to qualified non-profit charitable organizations. Since its inception, the Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support important initiatives that address critical global health and societal needs that are consistent with Merck's purpose: to save and improve lives around the world. For more information, visit www.merck.com/company-overview/sustainability/philanthropy/.
What is the total commitment made by the Merck Foundation to University of New Mexico Health?
The Merck Foundation has made an $11 million, six-year commitment to University of New Mexico Health.
How many people will benefit from the new initiative supported by the Merck Foundation?
The new initiative aims to bring high-quality care to an estimated 11 million people living with cancer in underserved communities throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
What is the focus of the new initiative led by Project ECHO at UNM Health?
The new initiative aims to train and mentor more than 33,000 local health workers to improve access to best-practice care for people living with cancer in underserved communities.
What was the previous commitment made by the Merck Foundation to UNM Health?
The Merck Foundation previously made a $7 million, five-year commitment to UNM Health in 2017 to improve access to specialty care for chronic conditions in underserved areas across India and Vietnam.
What is the goal of the Merck Foundation in supporting global health equity?
The Merck Foundation is committed to advancing global health equity and will continue to support innovative initiatives that aim to improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
