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ViiV Healthcare Access to ARVs

In the Least Developed Countries and sub-Saharan Africa GlaxoSmithKline has offered its HIV/AIDS medicines at not-for-profit (nfp) prices since 2001. ViiV Healthcare will maintain this commitment, and will include the additional products in its portfolio. All of ViiV Healthcare's ARVs are now available at not-for-profit prices to public sector customers and not-for-profit organizations in all Least Developed Countries and all of sub-Saharan Africa - 64 countries in total.

Rotavirus Vaccine Program

The Rotavirus Vaccine Program works to accelerate the introduction of new vaccines to treat rotavirus.

Pfizer Diflucan Partnership

Pfizer created the Diflucan Partnership in 2000 to provide treatment for two AIDS-related fungal infections in developing countries. Since the program's inception, Pfizer has over provided USD 1.1 billion of products and its program partners distribute millions of Diflucan (fluconazole) treatments free of charge to governments and NGOs in 63 developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. Pfizer has also provided training and education materials to 20,000 healthcare professionals.

Novo Nordisk: World Partner Project

The diabetes pandemic will undoubtedly affect developing countries' ability to grow and develop. The World Partner Project (WPP) was launched in 2001 to establish a foundation on which developing countries can build their own diabetes healthcare strategies and ultimately improve access to proper care. The WPP works with local partners, usually health ministries and/or patient organizations, and is funded by a grant from Novo Nordisk.

Leprosy Elimination

Novartis is providing free treatment for leprosy patients worldwide through its multi-drug therapy.

Bayer HealthCare: Fight Against Chagas Disease

In April 2007, Bayer signed a new agreement to provide the World Health Organization (WHO) with 2.5 million Lampit tablets and additional funding for the distribution of the drug. The latest agreement assures the supply of Lampit until 2012. To widen access of patients to affordable medicines, Bayer HealthCare signed agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2004 and 2005 for donations of its medicine Lampit (nifurtimox) to combat Chagas disease, the form of sleeping sickness found in Latin America.

World Health Organization WHO

World Bank

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

Vaccine Fund

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC

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