http://www.marchofdimes.com/

http://kentucky.gov/Newsroom/chfs/Healthy+Babies.htm

http://www.taskforce.org/mebendazole/

http://www.m2m.org/

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Johnson & Johnson continues to identify and respond immediately
to critical health needs in the aftermath of natural disasters.
Through our disaster relief partners, we identify and provide support
to help communities recover and rebuild.
of Dimes and Johnson & Johnson
Pediatric Institute, L.L.C., launched
HEALTHY BABIES ARE WORTH THE WAIT sm ,
a three-year partnership with the
Kentucky Department for Public Health.
Pre-term birth (defined as birth before
37 completed weeks’ gestation) is the
leading cause of infant death in the U.S.
and puts babies at great risk for lifelong
disabilities such as cerebral palsy, blindness,
and physical and neurological
impairment. Kentucky has one of the
highest rates of pre-term birth. HEALTHY
BABIES ARE WORTH THE WAIT sm takes a
“bundled” approach to reducing the
known risk factors for pre-term birth during
prenatal care and between pregnancies.
Through education and outreach to
expectant mothers and their health care
providers, we are working to inspire others
to do all they can to make sure the
babies in their families and communities
are born full term, if possible. Running
through 2009, this initiative could be
replicated in other regions of the country,
if successful in reducing the rate of
preventable pre-term births.
TREATING WORM
INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN
Intestinal worms affect more than 400
million children worldwide. Widely found
in tropical and subtropical areas, the
worms are transmitted through food
and skin penetration. General symptoms
include diarrhea, tiredness, abdominal
swelling and frequent pain. In children,
intestinal worms can lead to malnutrition,
increased susceptibility to other serious
infections, stunted growth, reduced
school attendance/performance and ultimately,
decreased productivity as adults.
In severe cases, worm infections can lead
to death. In response to this great
need for treatment, Johnson & Johnson
partnered with the Task Force for Child
Survival and Development to launch
Children Without Worms. This multiregional,
produce-to-give initiative
MORE ABOUT OUR CHARITABLE GIVING
Providing deworming medicine
to children in Cameroon.
will donate up to 50 million doses of
mebendazole — a deworming medicine
manufactured by Janssen-Cilag NV —
to the governments of Bangladesh,
Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia. Four
additional countries are receiving donations
in 2008. The scope of the program
goes far beyond the donation of
medicines. Johnson & Johnson and the
Task Force plan to cultivate partnerships
with communities, governments, NGOs,
international development agencies,
foundations and corporations that can
advance the other elements of comprehensive
control such as health education,
clean water and sanitation.
PREVENTING HIV
TRANSMISSION TO BABIES
The organization mothers2mothers (m2m)
provides education for South African
HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent
mother-to-child transmission of the
disease. HIV-positive mothers are trained
to mentor other HIV-positive pregnant
women. Johnson & Johnson began its
partnership with m2m in 2005, opening
its first sites in the Eastern Cape at
Ndende Hospital and Frere Clinic in East
London. More than 2,400 women
were reached at these two sites.
Johnson & Johnson now supports
16 m2m sites in South Africa and
thousands of women have been
reached. For more information,
visit www.m2m.org.
RESPONDING TO DISASTERS
Johnson & Johnson continues to identify
and respond immediately to critical
health needs in the aftermath of natural
disasters. Through our disaster relief
partners we identify and provide
support to help communities recover and
rebuild. We were a founding member
of the Partnership for Quality Medical
Donations and one of the first companies
to sign the World Health Organization
Guidelines for Donated Drugs. Some of
our 2007 responses included:
The Cyclone in Bangladesh
When a Category Four cyclone struck
Bangladesh, killing more than 3,000 and
leaving an estimated 280,000 homeless,
our disaster relief partners provided
medical modules with consumer
products, over-the-counter medicines,
sutures and wound care products.
Tropical Storm Noel in the
Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Noel caused extensive
damage in the Dominican Republic,
Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti. Johnson &
Johnson responded with monetary
contributions and product donations.
Floods in Tabasco, Mexico
When devastating floods impacted
Tabasco, Mexico, more than a million
residents were forced to evacuate their
homes. Through our disaster relief
partner, AmeriCares, we distributed
over-the-counter medicines, antibiotics,
wound care products, and food
and water.
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