Merck & Co. is justly lauded for its involvement in the fight to control the spread of river blindness in Africa. For more information, watch this World Bank video about Merck & Co.'s efforts to treat river blindness (https://openstax.org/l/53Merck&Co) and its partnership with international organizations and African governments.

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WDETcrqNFA

REF: Forty Years Later: The Extraordinary River Blindness Partnership Sets its Sights on New Goals (worldbank.org)

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/07/03/forty-years-later-the-extraordinary-river-blindness-partnership-sets-its-sights-on-new-goals

QUESTION:

What does the video clip convey? What ethical concepts can be applied here? Any other examples that are related to river blindness?

Thank you.