The King of Pointland

Foreign Aid

An article from today's Post on the attempt to eliminate Elephantiasis.

Treatment costs from 10 cents to $2 per person per year, depending largely on how well organized the program is and whether the pills are distributed by volunteers or paid workers. The cost is so low in part because GlaxoSmithKline is supplying albendazole and Merck is providing ivermectin free for an indefinite period.

GlaxoSmithKline expects to donate more than $1 billion in medicine and cash over two decades. Merck is already providing ivermectin for a similar program against river blindness.

The article mentions the Army Medical Museum, for you fans of the Army Medical Museum.