MMOP Performance Data Summary 2005-2008

	2008	2007	2006	2005
Number of countries and territories reached by the Merck Medical Outreach Program	115	104	103	98
Total value of product donations (US $)*	43.4M**	125M†	46M	54M
Number of disaster relief efforts assisted	5	6	2	4
Total value of disaster relief contributions (product) (US$)	872,000	3.3M	2.6M	12.2M***

^* We value our product donations based on the U.S. wholesale price.
^** Figure includes the value of donations to the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (ACHAP) 
^*** 2005 was unprecedented in terms of disaster relief and included efforts in the wake of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a major earthquake in Pakistan and floods in Guatemala.
^† 2007 was characterized by a large increase in requests from our PVO partners, as well as increased availability of pharmaceuticals and vaccines for their ongoing humanitarian programs and disaster relief efforts.

In 2008, Merck donated $43.4 million in market value of medicines and vaccines through well-established partnerships to help patients throughout the developing world. These donations supported sustained chronic-care health programs in Central Asia; enabled immunization programs in Central and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Africa; provided disaster assistance in Myanmar, India, Honduras and the U.S.; and reached many thousands more worldwide through the ongoing medical programs of our partner private voluntary organizations (PVOs).

The total value of medical donations through MMOP in 2008 was $43.4 million, a decrease of 65 percent from 2007.  The decrease is due in part to a reduction in the amount of requests from our PVO partners and decreased availability of pharmaceuticals and vaccines for ongoing development projects and disaster relief efforts.

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