Fondation Mérieux

Fondation Mérieux is an independent family, 'reconnue d'utilité publique'. Its mission is to strenghten local capacities in developing coutries to reduce the impact of infectious diseases on vulnerable population. It has four main areas of action: applied research traning and sharing of knowledge, strengthening of health infrastructures and mother and child health. With the support of Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux, it develops a network of biology laboratories dedicated to research and training in the field, a the heart of infected areas. Current field sites are located in Mali, Cambodia, Laos, Haiti, Madagascar, China, Lebanon, and very soon in Tajikistan.