Published 05-26-05
Submitted by Baxter International Inc.
"There are women and children throughout the world without access to the healthcare and support services they desperately need," said Jim Utts, president, The Baxter International Foundation. "The organizations funded through the foundation's first-quarter grants are committed to providing this population with services that will make an immediate and sustainable impact on these communities."
For example, during the first quarter, the foundation partnered with The Instituto Mexicano de Investigacion de Familia y Poblacion (IMIFAP) to improve the health of low-income women in Monterrey, Mexico. Since its founding in 1985, IMIFAP has become a leader in health prevention and reproductive health education for women and youth throughout Latin America. The $44,669 grant will allow IMIFAP to expand
services in Monterrey to include intensive workshops on breast and cervical cancer prevention, reproductive health and family planning, and personal hygiene. IMIFAP plans to bring similar health improvement workshops to seven additional states in Mexico.
The foundation also partnered with Project Concern International, a non-governmental, nonprofit organization that has promoted community health and integrated development throughout the world for more than 43 years. The $107,684 grant will support the deployment of two mobile health vans in the Nagapattinam District in India to improve access to healthcare for tsunami survivors. The mobile health vans will be integrated into the organization's broader strategy to transition its tsunami aid activities from emergency disaster relief to long-term recovery, including the improvement of the health status of families, especially women and children, in some of the hardest-hit villages in the district. Additional information about Baxter-sponsored relief efforts following the tsunami devastation in Asia can be found on the company's website at www.baxter.com/relief.
Additional organizations that received grants in the first quarter of 2005 include:
A full listing of The Baxter International Foundation grants awarded in the first quarter of 2005 can be found at www.baxter.com/grants.
The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., helps organizations expand access to healthcare in the United States and around the world. The foundation, established in 1981, began to focus exclusively on increasing access to care in 2002 - particularly for the disadvantaged and underserved in and near communities where Baxter employees live and work.
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, assists healthcare professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex medical conditions, including cancer, hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease and trauma. The company applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives. For more information, please visit www.baxter.com.
At Baxter, sustainability means creating lasting social, environmental and economic value by addressing the needs of the company’s wide-ranging stakeholder base. The company's sustainability efforts support Baxter's mission to apply innovative science in the development of products and therapies that save and sustain patients' lives.
More from Baxter International Inc.