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Merck publishes Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2025/2026

We’re building on measurable progress and announcing updated goals for 2030

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We’re ‘seeing green’ and building a more sustainable business

Our employee-led sustainability initiative exemplifies our company's culture of operating responsibly

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Merck and City Cancer Challenge expand global partnership to strengthen women’s cancer care

This initiative aims to reach more than 300,000 women living with cancer around the world by 2030

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Merck for Mothers: Expanding access to quality maternal care

More than a decade of strategic partnerships, private sector innovation and data-driven impact are helping create a world where no woman has to die while giving life

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New grants to help improve global access to care

Merck is supporting community-led efforts to improve sustainable access to health care through $10 million in new grants

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We're helping build a brighter future for maternal health in America

Our Merck for Mothers initiative is partnering to drive change across the country for women who are pregnant through postpartum

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Merck publishes Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2024/2025

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Here for Good: A steadfast commitment to global health

How one colleague’s upbringing and career journey have motivated her to enable health access around the world

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Humans, animals and the environment - our health is all connected

Why the One Health approach is important now more than ever