{"id":3609526,"date":"2024-12-29T17:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T22:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?post_type=story&p=3609526"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:31:36","slug":"in-memory-of-president-jimmy-carter-1924-2024","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/in-memory-of-president-jimmy-carter-1924-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In memory of President Jimmy Carter, 1924\u20132024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n In memory of President Jimmy Carter, 1924\u20132024\n <\/h1>\n

Honoring a life and legacy of profound impact for global health<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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December 29, 2024<\/p>\n

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Former President Jimmy Carter exemplified a life of service, first through his governorship and presidency, and later through the Carter Center and its commitment to improving the health and well-being of those most in need. We are privileged to have worked side-by-side with President Carter and the Carter Center on its ongoing work to eliminate river blindness in countries throughout Africa and Latin America.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over decades of our partnership through the Mectizan\u00ae Donation Program<\/a>, the Carter Center has distributed more than 500 million treatments in our shared efforts to donate Mectizan — as much as needed, for as long as needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While President Carter did not want to take credit for the program, all of us at Merck know it was his leadership and commitment to global health that made this a reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We share in the grief of all those whose lives have been touched by President Carter. They are a living testament to his compassion, selflessness and generosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Carter\u2019s memory will guide and inspire us as we continue our work for patients and communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May he rest in the peace he wished for the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pictured above: Jimmy Carter and retired Merck CEO Dr. Roy Vagelos meet with people affected by river blindness, 1994. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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