Johnson & Johnson Announces $250 Million Commitment to Support Frontline Health Workers, Reaching 100 Million People By 2030

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., January 23, 2020 -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced a $250 million commitment to frontline health workers through the company's founding of the new Center for Health Worker Innovation. Recognizing the World Health Organization (WHO) Year of the Nurse and Midwife and the critical role health workers play in early detection and response to pandemics like the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Center will support one million nurses, midwives and community health workers by 2030 reaching 100 million patients. The Center responds to the WHO's projected shortage of more than 18 million frontline health workers by 2030, as well as the quality crisis in low- and middle-income country health systems. It recognizes that achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and effective pandemic preparedness are anchored in well-functioning primary and community health systems, with frontline health workers at their heart.“Even the most innovative solutions cannot successfully treat or prevent a disease without trained, equipped frontline health workers to administer them to a patient,” said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Scientific Officer at Johnson & Johnson. “Today’s announcement continues J&J's century-long legacy of support for nurses, midwives, and community health workers around the globe through our new Center for Health Worker Innovation.”Fo...
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