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25th April is World Malaria Day

Every 30 seconds, a child dies from malaria. 300 million people are affected by the disease every year. The Novartis Foundation develops and supports innovative approaches to improving access to malaria treatment for people in developing countries. more...

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2.5 billion people still live on USD 2 or less a day and thus struggle to meet their basic needs and lack regular access to healthcare services and medicines. The scale of this problem and its complexity call for the engagement of all relevant actors of society: governments, international organizations and the private sector.

In all aspects of our work, the Novartis Foundation contributes to global development with a human face:

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10 Mar 2009
Video on our AIDS orphans support project
Over 6.5 million children in Southern Africa have lost their parents through AIDS. The Novartis Foundation helps these children to cope with their trauma.
 

23 Feb 2009
Klaus M. Leisinger holds keynote speech at ECOSOC Special Event on Philanthropy
Klaus M. Leisinger, President and CEO of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, spoke together with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and former US president Bill Clinton at the ECOSOC Special Event on Philanthropy and the Global Public Health Agenda.
 

5 Dec 2008
Symposium Novartis Foundation „Dare to dialog? Conditions for constructive stakeholder relations“
The pressing problems of the world cannot be solved without genuine dialog between respective parties who, in spite of opposing views and positions, respect each other and are prepared to listen to each other.