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New grants will support needed education, training and community resilience in five countries
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – November 17, 2021 – The Astellas Global Health Foundation (“Foundation”) announced today it will provide $1.85 million in combined new grants to five charitable organizations for urgent projects helping improve access to health and build community resilience – including COVID-19 vaccine education and support – for vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations within Nepal, Honduras, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and Venezuela.
Half the world lacks access to essential health services, with 100 million global citizens pushed into extreme poverty, according to a report from the World Bank and World Health Organization.1
The new Foundation grants are the latest contribution to address this disparity with funding intended to help more than four million people in highest need lead healthier lives. These efforts are part of the Foundation’s continuing focus to help to improve health access, build resilient communities and provide disaster support for high-need populations within low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence.
The Foundation looks forward to supporting the following organizations’ efforts with the new funding:
“The new support from the Astellas Global Health Foundation is energizing. It will enable World Vision to help build community resilience against COVID-19 for Nepali residents in urgent need with improved information-sharing, hygiene, immunizations and access to care,” said Abby van Horne-Brett, Senior Director, Corporations & Foundations, World Vision. “As part of the funded work, we also will collaborate with government agencies on education, training and vaccination planning and roll-out to address health access inequities and gaps and help ensure the impact continues well beyond the immediate pandemic crisis.”
Programs that receive Foundation funding are designed and implemented by non-profit organizations in alignment with the Foundation’s Social Contribution Policy and corporate sustainability focus on improving access to health. Success is defined by each program’s ability to make a meaningful impact and actively contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.1
“The Foundation’s latest funding choices underscore our commitment to working with global organizations to help create a sustainable future for vulnerable global communities in need,” said Shingo Iino, president of the Astellas Global Health Foundation. “By supporting programs that address such basic needs as access to healthy drinking water, tropical disease prevention and treatment, and COVID-19 vaccines, we hope the Foundation makes a lasting impact on improving healthcare for those who need it most.”
About the Astellas Global Health Foundation
The Astellas Global Health Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation that awards grants to support charitable purposes with a focus on improving access to health in underserved global communities, building resilient communities and providing disaster support in order to make a sustainable impact on the health of people around the world, working toward “One World, A Healthier Tomorrow.”
To learn more about the Astellas Global Health Foundation please visit www.astellasglobalhealthfoundation.org.
About CARE
Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside girls and women because, equipped with the proper resources, they have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. Last year, CARE worked in over 100 countries, reaching more than 90 million people through 1,300 projects. To learn more, visit www.care.org.
About The END Fund
Founded in 2012 on the principle that everyone in need of neglected tropical disease (NTD) treatment should have access to it, the END Fund has worked with communities and governments around the world to end the five most prevalent NTDs by 2030: intestinal worms, schistosomiasis, blinding trachoma, river blindness (onchocerciasis), and lymphatic filariasis. The END Fund delivers treatments to those in need by growing and engaging a community of activist-philanthropists, managing high-impact strategic investments, and working in collaboration with government, NGO, pharmaceutical, and academic partners. To learn more about the END Fund, please visit www.end.org.
About Evidence Action
Evidence Action scales evidence-based and cost-effective programs to reduce the burden of poverty, bridging the gap between research about what works and solutions for people in need. Founded in 2013, Evidence Action has rapidly grown to operate in seven countries across Africa and Asia, effectively serving hundreds of millions of people in the world’s poorest places. Evidence Action’s two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative and Dispensers for Safe Water, measurably impact over 280 million people each year. Its Accelerator serves as an engine for new program development, selecting interventions with the highest potential to measurably improve the lives of millions. To learn more about Evidence Action, visit evidenceaction.org.
About International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian and relief organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Since 1984, it has delivered emergency medical and related services to those affected by conflict, disaster and disease, no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions. Since its founding by volunteer doctors and nurses responding to urgent needs in Afghanistan, it also has focused on training people in their communities, providing them with the skills they need to recover, chart their own path to self-reliance and become effective first responders themselves. To learn more about the organization and how it’s battling COVID-19 worldwide, please visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/covid19.
About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. World Vision’s global COVID-19 response is active in 70 countries. In Nepal, World Vision has been serving the most vulnerable communities since 2001. In addition to the COVID‐19 response, our work there focuses on health and nutrition, education, child protection, and livelihoods and resilience.
1 World Bank website. Tracking University Health Coverage: 2017 Global Monitoring Report. Accessed on October 28, 2021. Link:
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/640121513095868125/pdf/122029-WP-REVISED-PUBLIC.pdf
Contacts for inquiries or additional information:
Astellas Global Health Foundation:
Angelique Lewis
TEL: 847-420-3585
Angelique.lewis@astellas.com
CARE:
Rachel Kent
TEL: +1-516-270-8911
Rachel.kent@care.org
The END Fund:
Meghan Kappus
TEL: +1 646 690 9775
mkappus@end.org
Evidence Action:
Grace Hollister
grace.hollister@evidenceaction.org
International Medical Corps:
Todd Bernhardt
tbernhardt@internationalmedicalcorps.org
World Vision:
Name: Holly Frew
TEL: 770-842-6188
hfrew@worldvision.org
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