“In the field, we are fortunate to be able to rely on a network of exceptional women and men who work tirelessly to be able to provide a better future for their people. We owe it to ourselves to remain at their side: their courage and determination command respect and give meaning to our commitment.”
Alain Mérieux
Laos
Healthcare players in Laos united at a key AMR workshop
“Better laboratory analyses, better infection prevention, better antibiotic management”: as part of phase II of the Fleming Fund Country Grant project in Laos, the Mérieux Foundation organized a workshop with around a hundred participants from the country's twelve provinces.
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DR Congo
The INRB welcomes the project partners strengthening the institute’s capabilities in Kinshasa
A mission took place between April 6 and 12, 2025, to further the project’s governance, bacteriology, and parasitology goals of the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa.
Madagascar
Reporting workshop for the TRIuMPH project: strengthening the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Madagascar
From May 14 to 16, 2025, Antananarivo hosted the reporting workshop for the TRIuMPH project, a major step forward in the fight against antimicrobial resistance in Madagascar.
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Lebanon
Global health: the Mérieux Foundation signs a new partnership with the Lebanese government
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Laos
Reinforcing regional cooperation for hepatitis elimination: The Mekong Hepatitis Symposium returns to Vientiane
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Bangladesh
RISK4Kids, a new study to improve the diagnosis of pediatric respiratory diseases in Bangladesh
Officially launched in Bangladesh in July 2025, the new Mérieux Foundation study RISK4KIDS focuses on improving the distinction between tuberculosis and pneumonia for better diagnosis in children under the age of ten.
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Lebanon
Supporting primary health centers: the integrated health model takes hold in Lebanon
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The PCV study comes to an end: a better understanding of pneumococcus circulation following vaccination in countries with limited resources
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West Africa
Understanding the state of tuberculosis diagnostics in Niger and Chad to improve them more effectively
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Lebanon
The Mérieux Foundation supports a training course to strengthen the capacity of three partner laboratories in the Middle East and North Africa
An initial MENA regional meeting was organized by the Mérieux Foundation at its offices in Lebanon from December 9 to 11, 2025, bringing together the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory teams from Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia.