Merck and AmeriCares Partner to Provide Treatment for Patients in Need
Tan Sou Chin, who suffers from Hepatitis C, did not have access to the treatment she needed for her life-threatening illness. Like many impoverished families in Cambodia, Mrs. Sou Chin, 54, and her husband, who recently lost his job as a fisherman, struggled daily to provide for their six children. Thanks to a hepatitis treatment program supported by AmeriCares and product donations from Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S.), she was able to get the treatment she needed to survive.
Nearly 10 percent of the population in Cambodia is infected with the Hepatitis C virus, but few have access to treatment. Merck’s donations have allowed physicians to effectively treat the disease for those in need, reducing the risk of liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
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