Approach and Impact Support for Public Health ECOSOC Special Event on Philanthropy United Nations 23 February, 2009

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) Medical technology company founded in 1897 Global turnover US $7.2 billion in ,000 employees in over 50 countries Company Purpose: Helping All People Live Healthy Lives Culture of deploying capabilities for public health needs Diagnostics Life Sciences Medical Devices

Immunization - Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus - Measles - Injection Safety Infectious Disease - HIV/AIDS -Tuberculosis Capacity Building - Health System Strengthening - Health Worker Wellness Support for Public Health Areas of Focus

Cash donation In-kind donation of supplies and instrumentation Volunteerism Support for Public Health Philanthropic Approach

Philanthropic Approach Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus - UNICEF

Philanthropic Approach Measles Partnership - American Red Cross

Philanthropic Approach Millennium Villages Project - Earth Institute

Philanthropic Approach Wellness Centres - International Council of Nurses

Philanthropic Approach BD Volunteer Program - CMMB and Direct Relief

Technology Access Sustainable supply of existing technology and development of new technology specifically for developing world needs Training & Knowledge Transfer Partnership with public, private and non- profit sectors to strengthen health systems Advocacy and Policy Business sector engagement on issues involving child health and infectious disease Support for Public Health Technical and Business Approach

Technology Access Safe Immunization of Over Five Billion Children

Technology Access HIV Monitoring (CD4) - Clinton Foundation

Training and Knowledge Transfer Laboratory System Strengthening - PEPFAR

Need Find Photo Advocacy and Policy Change TB Diagnostic Testing - FIND

Advocacy and Policy Change Injection Safety

Advocacy and Policy Change HIV Spread From Child Exploitation

Support for Public Health Cross-Sector Collaboration

Support for Public Health Key Learnings from Experience Companies can have positive impact across multiple intervention areas: - Outright philanthropy (cash and in-kind) - Institutional knowledge transfer, training, volunteerism - Sustainable access to existing products and technology - Development of new technologies specific to developing world needs Strong collaboration skills are essential. Important for partners to have mutual trust and transparency regarding motivations. Companies, even large ones, do not have unlimited amounts of discretionary funding available. Most will align funding to their areas of competency. Causes most likely to attract funding will have clearly defined goals, measures, and ability to link impact directly to donor involvement. Beyond recognition of social responsibility, private sector partners benefit from strong employee engagement around a higher sense of purpose.

Support for Public Health Improving Outcomes for Women and Girls An intersection of human rights, public health and sustainable development Actions can be highly leveraged; interventions have a positive multiplier effect Requires progress across multiple parameters; advocacy, resource deployment, physical and financial structures, laws (formal and informal), cultural belief systems, social norms, inter and intra family relationships Demonstrated in groundbreaking work of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunis : - 100% school attendance, special scholarship program for girls - Separate sanitary facilities for girls in schools - Girls manufacture electronic parts for solar panels - Girls establish village health management centers - Micro-financing for women to own their own homes Nike Foundation "Girls Count" Initiative another impressive example