Project HOPE Names Merck Corporate Volunteer of the Year
Volunteers are often the unsung heroes of the quest to promote global health and respond to disasters, but without their contributions, millions of people in some of the world’s most challenged regions would be worse off. In recognition of this crucial role, Project HOPE honored Jahn Moeller, a registered nurse from Queensland, Australia, as Volunteer of the Year, and Merck, as Corporate Partner Volunteer of the Year, celebrating a six-decades long partnership that has built health capacity worldwide.
Merck was named Corporate Partner Volunteer of the Year for its support of Project HOPE in the Dominican Republic. Merck provided Richard T. Clark Fellows as part of the Merck Fellowship for Global Health. The Fellows contributed 1,584 hours producing a Marketing & Business Development analysis, some of which has been implemented to expand the reach of Project HOPE’s IDEEL Diabetes Educators E-Learning Program.
Learn more about Project HOPE here.
Learn more about Employee Volunteerism at Merck here.
About Merck
For more than a century, Merck, a leading global biopharmaceutical company known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world - including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
