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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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)
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September 18 - 23
2022Mérieux Foundation & The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) co-organized event
11th Advanced Course on Diagnostics (ACDx)
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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November 7 - 11
2022Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
3rd Antimicrobial Resistance course (AMR): a One Health challenge
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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November 14
2022Mérieux Foundation & Every Breath Counts co-organized event
Fighting Pneumonia: An Agenda for Action
World Pneumonia Day 2022
Small Grants Awards – Call for ProposalsGlobal
News
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RESAOLAB
RESAOLAB project assesses the functionality of its member countries’ laboratory networks
June 6, 2022, West Africa
As part of the third phase of the West African Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories (RESAOLAB) project, the LabNet Scorecard ...
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Event
The ADVAC Advanced Course on Vaccinology goes back to the classroom for its 22nd edition
May 20, 2022, Les Pensières Center for Global Health (France)
The advanced course on vaccinology, which in 2021 took on a virtual, interactive format because of the Covid-19 pandemic, was ...
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Project
The Mérieux Foundation and its partners meet in Senegal for the launch of the new One Health project
May 17, 2022, Dakar (Senegal)
More than 40 participants got together in Dakar, Senegal, to mark the official start of the COHWA project, a coordinated ...
Projects