Healthcare Services
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the healthcare services industry.
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09-17-15
2014 Cigna Connects Corporate Responsibility Report
As a multinational health service company, Cigna is proud to publish our second annual
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08-20-15
Medtronic Announces 2015 Global Heroes Team, Marking 10 Years of the Program and 234 Runners Honored
Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology will be honored as the 2015 “Medtronic Global Heroes” whe...
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06-22-15
Medtronic Calls for Applications for 2015 Bakken Invitation Award
Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it is seeking applications for the 2015 Bakken Invitation Award, a global program honoring and connecting people who have overcome health challenges with the help of medical technology and are now selflessly giving back to...
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05-15-15
Medtronic Responds to Nepal Earthquake
Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it has pledged $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support earthquake relief efforts in Nepal, bringing the company’s total current response to more than $1 million in cash and products.
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04-20-15
Merck (FRA:MRK) publishes Corporate Responsibility Report 2014
Merck has published its seventh Corporate Responsibility Report, covering the years 2013 and 2014. It is available online at www.merckgroup.com/cr-report2014.
At Merck, responsible conduct is embedded in its fundamen...
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03-31-15
ViiV Healthcare Launches New Global Positive Action Programme Focused on MSM and Transgender Populations
ViiV Healthcare today announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support and inform the global effort to alleviate the impact of HIV and AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender populations around the world. Through Positive Action, ViiV Healthcare has committed to inv...
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02-04-15
ViiV Healthcare Announces $10 Million Initiative to Accelerate Response to HIV/AIDS Among Black Gay and Bisexual Men
ViiV Healthcare today announced the launch of a four-year, $10 million initial investment to fuel a concerted community response to the HIV epidemic among Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Baltimore, Maryland and Jackson, Mississippi, two U.S. cities hard hit by HIV/AIDS. The goal for this...
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11-27-14
ViiV Healthcare announces new grants in support of ending mother to child transmission of HIV
The Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) is proud to announce 103 grants for 2015 totalling £5 million. 54 new grants and 49 extensions will be funded to support community responses to help end mother to child transmission of HIV thereby delivering crucial services to mothers, chil...
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07-01-14
Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) publishes 2013 Sustainability Report
Baxter International Inc. issued its 15th annual Sustainability Report, available at http://sustainability.baxter.com, detailing the company's progress creating social, environmental and economic value by addressing the needs of s...
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04-01-14
ViiV Healthcare Announces New Initiatives to Improve Access to Dolutegravir: Licence to the Medicines Patent Pool
ViiV Healthcare today announced new collaborations with the goal of increasing access to its HIV medicine, dolutegravir (marketed under the name Tivicay®), just two months after its approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and eight months after approval by the US Food and Drug Administrat...
