Johnson & Johnson Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Tuberculosis Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.5 million people every year—more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. Growing drug resistance is compounding this public health challenge. In 2018, there were nearly 500,000
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Eli Lilly and Company, Fairbanks School of Public Health and Local Partners Launch Diabetes Impact Project In May of 2018, Eli Lilly and Company launched their first US Global Health partnership called the Diabetes Impact Project – Indianapolis Neighborhoods (DIP-IN). Lilly provided $7 million to fund this
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Starting on the right foot: a supply chain perspective on health care waste reduction In public health supply chain management, the goal is to get the right quantity, of the right products, to the right place, at the right time, for the right price, and repeating this
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Catalyst for Collaboration – Operation Smile’s Government Health Forum Operation Smile will host a Government Forum in Washington, DC on Friday, November 8th, to discuss their work around the world and introduce a five-year strategy to strengthen health systems and elevate safe surgery globally. Central to the
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Johnson & Johnson Announces New Center for Health Worker Innovation Johnson & Johnson has announced a new Center for Health Worker Innovation to empower and strengthen the global health workforce. Johnson & Johnson hopes this will spur a movement to address the global health workforce shortage challenge.
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PQMD Members International Health Partners (IHP) and Anera Work Together to Save Lives in Gaza With a pro-active approach to meeting patient needs and a network of generous partners, International Health Partners (IHP) works alongside new PQMD member, Anera, to save lives in Gaza. IHP
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The Baxter International Foundation and Direct Relief Launch Program to Improve Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities Multi-year program begins in Greater Chicago area and will help safety-net health facilities across the United States The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), and
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Today’s Training, Tomorrow’s Solutions: Operation Smile Surgical Training Rotations in Rwanda Rwanda faces dire challenges when it comes to the number and skill of its health care professionals: Only two reconstructive plastic surgeons and 18 anesthesiologists serve the country of nearly 12 million people. And the need
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Direct Relief Releases Drone Delivery Report PQMD Members Direct Relief and Merck partnered with public and private organizations to test drone delivery of medications Merck &Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada) partnered with Direct Relief, Softbox (temperature-controlled packing system
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PQMD Member IsraAID’s Response to Cyclone Idai New video highlights efforts in affected areas PQMD Member IsraAID recently shared a video highlighting their work in areas in Mozambique affected by Cyclone Idai in March 2019. IsraAID sent emergency response teams to the area after the storm
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