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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May 9 - 20
2022Mérieux Foundation & University of Geneva co-organized event
22nd Advanced Vaccinology Course (ADVAC)
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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May 24
2022Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
Pioneering Ebola Response
Milken Institute School of Public Health
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Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
13th International Meeting of the Partners for Rabies Prevention
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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June 27 - 29
2022Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
9th Annual meeting of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC)
Hybrid Event - Virtual & Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
News
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Mother-Child
The Mérieux Foundation supports a tuberculosis screening campaign for the Lebanese population
April 29, 2022, Beqaa (Lebanon)
This screening campaign was organized from March 28 to 31, by the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of the Lebanese Ministry ...
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GABRIEL network
Burkina Faso Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens Laboratory joins the GABRIEL international scientific network
April 22, 2022, Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
Located in Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, the Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens Laboratory becomes the 21st member of the network ...
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Event
The Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease and the Mérieux Foundation celebrate their 10th and 15th anniversaries respectively at a joint ceremony
April 5, 2022, Antananarivo (Madagascar)
The Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease at the University of Antananarivo welcomed scientific partners and health professionals to a ...
Projects