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January 2023

  • Media ReleaseJan 05, 2023
    Urban population health initiative delivers significant reductions in heart disease
    Programs on three continents – in São Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbataar – at least tripled blood pressure control rates, the prime risk factor for heart disease, within two years. ‘CARDIO4Cities’…

September 2022

  • Media ReleaseSep 19, 2022
    Global AI network aiming to improve urban heart health equity launches in New York City
    AI4HealthyCities Health Equity Network from the Novartis Foundation, Microsoft AI for Health and NYU School of Global Public Health uses data and analytics to target heart health inequity Additional…

June 2022

  • Media ReleaseJun 16, 2022
    New research reveals the critical actions needed to ensure COVID-19-driven surge in virtual health and care drives health access and equity
    COVID-19 pandemic triggered massive surge in virtual health and care delivery across the world, with many countries embracing hybrid virtual and in-person services Report from the Broadband…

February 2022

  • Media ReleaseFeb 16, 2022
    Artificial intelligence proves successful in accelerating leprosy detection
    Researchers have developed an AI-enabled diagnostic assistant called AI4leprosy that could help leprosy patients access treatment faster An article published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas…

December 2021

  • Media ReleaseDec 02, 2021
    New HealthTech Hub aims to help entrepreneurs develop revolutionary tech for Africa’s growing health challenges
    New support for innovations that transform healthcare for major health challenges: heart disease, breast cancer, and delivering virtual health services Thirty African start-ups will be hosted at the…

October 2020

  • Media ReleaseOct 30, 2020 Disease EliminationLeprosy
    Contact tracing with prophylactic treatment could near-eliminate leprosy in a single generation, new research suggests
    Results from the Novartis Foundation-initiated Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program covered more than 150,000 people across seven countries   Post-exposure…

September 2020

  • Media ReleaseSep 09, 2020 Population HealthArtificial Intelligence
    Lower-income countries could soon leapfrog high-income countries with AI-enabled health technologies, Novartis Foundation and Microsoft backed report says
    Investment in data and AI will be a key tool driving health system improvements during and after the COVID-19 pandemic Lower income countries could be the fastest adopters due to lack of legacy…

November 2019

  • Media ReleaseNov 07, 2019 Population HealthBetter Hearts Better Cities
    Blood pressure check with your manicure? Communities for Healthy Hearts in Vietnam gets blood pressure in check through community mobilization, private-sector engagement, and strengthened primary health care
    Communities for Healthy Hearts has brought hypertension screening closer to home, with screening points in convenient, everyday locations like markets, nail salons, coffee shops, and community…

July 2019

  • Media ReleaseJul 08, 2019 Population HealthDigital
    Novartis Foundation to focus fully on how digital, data and AI can transform global health
    Basel, Switzerland, 8 July, 2019 – The Novartis Foundation is sharpening its focus to concentrate fully on reimagining how data, digital and AI can transform global health. This new…

May 2019

  • Media ReleaseMay 21, 2019 Population HealthDigital
    Digital health leaders gather at the World Health Assembly
    Geneva, Switzerland, May 21 – Ministers of health and leaders from the global digital health sector gathered in Geneva for the Universal Health Coverage 2030: Creating a Global Digital Health…

December 2018

  • Media ReleaseDec 13, 2018 Population HealthInitiatives
    2018 – A year full of great achievements thanks to strong partnerships
    Dear colleagues and friends of the Novartis Foundation, As we come to the end of 2018, it is with great pleasure that I highlight some of our achievements and results, thanks to our strong partners…

November 2018

  • Media ReleaseNov 27, 2018 Population HealthBetter Hearts Better Cities
    When the shopkeeper measures blood pressure: Novartis Foundation and partners prove effectiveness of community-based approach to tackling hypertension
    Innovative ComHIP project in Ghana shows that bringing healthcare closer to where people live, work and shop effectively tackles hypertension – the most deadly non-communicable disease Digital…

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