About us
Our mission is to fight the infectious diseases that affect vulnerable populations in developing countries, especially mothers and children, by building local capacities.
Discover the Mérieux Foundation: 50 years of fighting infectious diseases
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20
countries where we work
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13
laboratories built since 2005
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32
laboratories renovated since 2005
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10+
scientific conferences organized each year
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25
projects providing expertise to partners
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20+
million euro budget
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20
applied research units collaborating in the GABRIEL research network
Our global footprint
We work in over 20 countries worldwide, in regions prone to infectious outbreaks, and mount our own projects, working closely with local and international partners. We engage the public and private sectors and embrace a One Health approach, crossing boundaries between human and veterinary medicine. We also participate in other partners’ projects, providing financial, operational or human resources.
Upcoming events
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October 30 - November 1
2023Lessons from COVID-19 vaccine introduction: The current state of behavioral & social determinants of vaccination
Les Pensières, Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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November 6 - 10
2023Mérieux Foundation event
4th Antimicrobial resistance course (AMR): a One Health challenge
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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November 19 - 24
2023Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
3rd Advanced Course on Diagnostics in French on the African continent (AFRO-ACDx)
Dakar (Senegal)
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March 18 - 22
2024Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
2nd Advanced course on epidemiology in complex emergencies for effective surveillance and response
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
News
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RESAOLAB
Technical workshops for the West African Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories (RESAOLAB): key figures in medical biology meet in Cotonou
September 20, 2023, Cotonou (Benin)
Within the framework of the RESAOLAB project, the Mérieux Foundation organized technical workshops for network members in Cotonou from September ...
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Support for Laboratories
GLLP program players meet at Les Pensières Center for Global Health
September 3, 2023, Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
Strengthening leadership for better global health security: the Mérieux Foundation looked back on its experience as an implementing partner of ...
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Support for Laboratories
The Mérieux Foundation organizes the first national antimicrobial resistance workshop in Laos
August 16, 2023, Vientiane (Laos)
From May 29 to 31, 2023, the Mérieux Foundation organized a workshop on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Vientiane, Laos, supported ...
Projects

Access to diagnostics - Afrique
Establishment of Epidemiological Surveillance Centers
En cours
Establishment of Epidemiological Surveillance Centers
Partners
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Access to diagnostics - Afrique
Strengthening capacity in Central African laboratory systems
En cours
Supporting laboratory networks with an integrated approach to health at subnational, national and subregional level.
Partners
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Research - Afrique
APRECIT-BIS
En cours
Support the National Tuberculosis Control Program to improve screening for TB infection in populations at risk, and the identification of beneficiaries of TB preventive treatment
Partners
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