Jimmy Carter's River Blindness Elimination Program is all about: the mass drug administration (MDA) of the medicine Mectizan®, donated by Merck & Co., Inc. When necessary and feasible, the programs add black fly vector control as a complementary approach.
Mectizan kills the parasite larvae in the human body, preventing blindness and skin disease in infected persons, and stopping the transmission of the parasite to others.
(random oogle surch)
Is Mectizan same as ivermectin?
In the treatment of humans, ivermectin (Mectizan((R))), a semi-synthetic macrocyclic lactone, is now primarily used as a rapid microfilaricide.
Jimmy Carter Knows About The Ivermectin.