Bolivia

Sanofi-aventis: My Child Matters

In 2004, sanofi-aventis and the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) launched a mobilization and awareness program called 'My Child Matters', to fight against childhood cancers in emerging countries. The objective is to encourage institutions (hospitals, NGOs, etc.) to develop pragmatic approaches to improve awareness, early diagnosis, access to care and treatment, pain control and better management of the social and cultural aspects of the disease for both children and families.

HPV Vaccine & Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, with about 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths occurring each year. Almost 80% of cases occur in low-income countries, where cervical cancer is the number one cause of cancer in women. Virtually all cervical cancer cases (99%) are linked to genital infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), a family of virus types which also causes genital warts and other forms of cancer.

Global Pharma Health Fund

The Global Pharma Health Fund e.V. (GPHF) is a charitable organization initiated and funded exclusively by donations from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany. In 2007, it took over the work of the former German Pharma Health Fund, which was set up in 1985. The organization aims to improve health care in the context of development assistance, in particular the use of the GPHF-Minilab in the fight against counterfeit drugs.

GlaxoSmithKline's PHASE Program

GlaxoSmithKline's Personal Hygiene & Sanitation Education (PHASE) project is helping to reduce diarrhea-related disease by encouraging school children to wash their hands. GSK established PHASE in 1998 and has so far invested over USD 7 million in the program. PHASE is run in partnership with AMREF, Save the Children and Earth Institute at Columbia University, as well as national Ministries of Health and Education in countries where the program is active. The program has had impressive results so far.

Abbott Program to Advance Diabetes Care in Bolivia

Since 2006, Abbott and the Abbott Fund have partnered with Direct Relief International to support the education and outreach activities of Centro Vivir Con Diabetes, a non-governmental organization dedicated to low-income adults and children living with both type I and type II diabetes in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The Abbott Fund has provided grants to support diabetes education, expand public outreach campaigns, train health care personnel in diabetes management, and establish and expand the number of core diabetes educators.

World Bank

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

Save the Children

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health PATH

Pratham

Since inception the goal of the Pratham team has been to ensure that "every child is in school, and is learning well.

MAP International

A Christian organization working to save lives, MAP maintains an affirmed commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in the fulfillment of its global mission.

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