WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home Join the Challenge: Share and Merck will Donate In recognition of World Cancer Day on Sunday, Feb. 4, Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and Merck are asking all Americans who have been touched by cancer to join the Your Cancer Game Plan Challenge, a national awareness effort to celebrate the patient advocacy community whose mission is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their loved ones. PARTICIPATING IN THE CHALLENGE IS EASY: 1 Visit YourCancerGamePlan.com 2 Select one of the participating advocacy organizations 3 Share Your Cancer Game Plan with your friends and family on social media FOR EVERY SHARE DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, MERCK WILL DONATE FIVE DOLLARS [$5.00] TO A SELECTED ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION AND UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS [$200,000.00] IN TOTAL ACROSS ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. “I know from personal experience that you can't face a cancer diagnosis alone and that you need access to information and resources that can help you make a game plan to fight back," said Kelly. "For the next thirty days, when you share the Your Cancer Game Plan website with your friends and family on social media, you are not only providing a really helpful resource, but you also have the opportunity to help raise money for patient organizations who help people deal with cancer each and every day." THE CANCER ADVOCACY GROUPS PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUR CANCER GAME PLAN CHALLENGE INCLUDE: Check back when the Challenge ends to see an update on the final results! Published Jan. 2018 Copyright. © 2009-2018 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map

WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home IT'S PERSONAL LIVING WITH HIV “I’m sorry to tell you this … you’ve tested positive for HIV.” THE YEAR WAS 1995, BUT MERCK HIV COMMUNITY LIAISON CATHERINE ELLIOTT REMEMBERS THAT SCENE AS THOUGH IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. “When I first found out I was HIV positive, I was scared. I was shocked.” But rather than letting the disease defeat her, Catherine immersed herself in learning more about it. “As a result of educating myself about HIV disease, I found that I had a passion for helping others also.” THIS IS CATHERINE’S STORY 2016 HIV STATS WORLDWIDE Approximately 36.7 MILLION people were living with HIV at the end of 2016 Approximately 1.8 MILLION people became newly infected with HIV in 2016 It is estimated that currently only 70% of people with HIV know their status. Source: World Health Organization Updated Feb. 2018 Copyright. © 2009-2018 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map