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Y E A R I N R E V I E W
2006 YEAR IN REVIE W:
Giving Throughout the World
In 2006, we marked a milestone in the
company’s history, commemorating the 100th
anniversary of our first documented response
to a major disaster. In the aftermath of the
1906 earthquake that struck San Francisco,
we provided medical products and set up
field hospitals to support relief efforts.
These actions set into motion a legacy of
disaster relief and philanthropic outreach that
continues today across the world, reflecting
Our Credo commitment to the communities
in which we live and work. Here are just a few
highlights of the many philanthropic efforts
in which we took part throughout the world
in 2006. Find out more about our efforts
on www.jnj.com.
Keeping Mothers
and Children
Healthy
PREMAT U R I T Y P R E V E N T I O N
INITIAT I V E ( U . S . ) is a
partnership with the March
of Dimes and the Kentucky
Department for Public Health
to test whether bundling proven
interventions can lower rates of
preventable preterm births.
THE ELIZABETH GLASER
PEDI AT RIC AIDS FO UNDATION
(WO R L DWIDE) first partnered
with Johnson & Johnson in
2003 for the prevention of
mother-to-child transmission
of HIV (PMTCT). In 2006 our
partnership reached more than
260,000 pregnant women,
with HIV testing and counseling
at more than 450 health care
facilities in Cameroon, China,
the Dominican Republic, India,
Russia and Zimbabwe.
PROJ ECT MERCY ’ S
MEDHANE-ALEM SC H OOL
(ETHIOPIA) provides
HIV/AIDS education and
orphan support to residents
who are uneducated and rely
heavily on simple conditions
and routines to survive. With
our support, doctors from
Glen C. Olsen Hospital train
students on public health
issues such as sexually
transmitted diseases, malaria
prevention and intestinal
parasites so they can educate
and influence their villages.
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE®
fosters multifaceted initiatives
on a global scale based on
the success of the National
Safe Kids Campaign, which
started in the U.S. in 1987 and
has seen a dramatic decline
in the childhood injury death
rate since its inception. Now
celebrating its 20th anniversary,
Safe Kids Worldwide® is
active in 16 countries on all
major continents.
Improving Access
to Health Care and
Health Products
MEBENDA ZOLE DONAT I O N
INITIAT I V E (CAMERO O N )
is a new multi-year program
to provide mebendazole,
a treatment for intestinal
worms, to some of the
most severely infected
children in the world.
In 2006, 4 million doses
were distributed for use
in Cameroon.
Providing
Relief When
Disaster Strikes
We responded with products
and money following
several major disasters in
2006, including mudslides
in the Philippines and the
earthquake in Indonesia.
Several Johnson & Johnson
affiliates provided local
assistance in the immediate
aftermath of these disasters.
Also in 2006, we continued
to help communities in the
southern U.S. affected by
Hurricane Katrina. These
efforts included assistance
with establishing mental
health programs for
children traumatized
by the disaster; funding
for automatic electronic
defibrillators in key
community health centers
in New Orleans; and support
to several universities for
educational services.
Building
Health Care
Capacity
JOHNSON & JOHNSON/UCLA
MANAG E M E N T D E V E LOPMENT
INSTITUTE (A F R I C A) instituted a
program of intensive management
training for health care
system leaders of East African
organizations that provide HIV/
AIDS prevention, treatment, care
and support services. Seventy
health leaders from seven African
nations were trained in 2006.
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
TRAINING PROJ ECT (C H I N A)
is an ongoing program that
equips hospital administrators
with the management tools
and competencies necessary to
provide quality patient care in
the ever-changing health care
environment; it is administered by
the China Hospital Management
Association, with support from
Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd.
EUROPEAN HEALTH LEADERSHIP
PROGRAMME (EUROPE) is a
partnership between INSEAD
and Johnson & Johnson that
brings together participants from
many countries for a two-week
educational experience that equips
them with the concepts, tools,
techniques and strategies to play
significant leadership roles in
health care.
ASSOCIAC AO SAU D E D E
FAMILIA (BRAZIL) trains outreach
workers to provide HIV/AIDS
health education to female
adolescents, adult women and
their partners. Dozens
of health teams have been
trained, and nearly 20,000
women have benefited.
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A Century of Giving
Project Mercy, Ethiopia