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Investing in community health centers as the foundation of an equitable healthcare system
J&J is collaborating with the National Association of Community Health Centers to strengthen accessible, community-based healthcare and create career pathways for nurses—the innovators, healers and problem-solvers who are anchored in their communities, providing the backbone of healthcare.
The challenge to address health inequities
What to know about We All Belong: 2023 DEI Impact Review
The annual report details how Johnson & Johnson is harnessing the power of diversity, equity and inclusion to provide better care around the world.
4 things to know about Johnson & Johnson’s 2023 Health for Humanity Report
The annual report details the company’s ongoing work in helping to create a healthier world, building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, championing global health equity and more.
Janssen Announces Promising Antiviral Activity Against Dengue in a Phase 2a Human Challenge Model
The antiviral JNJ-1802 induced prophylactic antiviral activity against dengue in a human challenge model Dengue infects millions of people annually and could impact many more as climate change fuels outbreaks The antiviral, previously found to be safe and well-tolerated, is now in a community-based field study to establish efficacy in a real-world setting
CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) Reduces Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 74 Percent in Earlier-Line Multiple Myeloma Treatment in the Landmark Phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 Study
At 16-months median follow-up, CARVYKTI® significantly improved progression-free survival compared to two standard treatmentsi Data presented at the 2023 ASCO and EHA Annual Meetings and published in The New England Journal of Medicine
5 things we now know about the tropical disease dengue
As global temperatures continue to rise, so too does the incidence of this mosquito-borne virus. For World Neglected Tropical Disease Day, learn the latest about this growing health threat and how Johnson & Johnson is working to combat it.
Johnson & Johnson Opens First Satellite Center for Global Health Discovery in Asia Pacific at Duke-NUS to Advance Dengue Research
The new Satellite Center will work to accelerate discovery research against flaviviruses, including dengue, which impacts 400 million people each year This effort will build on Johnson & Johnson’s decade-long legacy and ongoing collaboration with Duke-NUS in early-stage dengue research The Satellite Center is the first Asia Pacific site in Johnson & Johnson’s network of research collaborations aimed at addressing entrenched and emerging pandemic threats
5 things to know about how Johnson & Johnson is helping kids with intestinal worms
For World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, check out a video highlighting the company’s commitment to caring for children with these common infections across the globe.
Johnson & Johnson Marks More Than 2 Billion Doses of Medicine Donated to Date to Help Combat Intestinal Worms
Millions of children in more than 50 countries have received deworming medication since the donation program began in 2006, enabling them to grow and thrive The Company continues to build upon its longstanding commitment to address neglected tropical diseases through R&D efforts targeting dengue and leprosy
This ring may just help protect women against HIV
As the International AIDS Conference kicks off, learn how a new tool will help give this group greater power to prevent HIV on a monthly basis.
“I want to live a life that’s not defined by my schizophrenia”
For World Schizophrenia Day, learn about how one inspiring young man with the condition is thriving despite the challenges—and how Johnson & Johnson is helping him and others like him to find new ways to manage their mental illness.
How Johnson & Johnson is supporting the next great leaders in mental health
Meet four students dedicated to removing the stigma of mental illness and increasing access to crucial treatments around the world—with the help of the Global Mental Health Scholarship Fund.
“1.5 million children are living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. I’m one of the doctors treating these young patients every day”
A relaunched Johnson & Johnson partnership will help ensure that many young patients get lifesaving access to HIV medicines. Meet a doctor in Kenya who explains why the program is so crucial.
2 pandemics, 1 goal: Meet 4 innovators with high-tech ideas for fighting tuberculosis in the time of COVID-19
Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases—and COVID-19 is making it even harder to diagnose and treat it. Enter these healthcare visionaries, who’ve made it their mission to move the world closer to the goal of ending tuberculosis.
“My 2021 healthcare resolution": 7 Johnson & Johnson leaders share their goals for advancing healthcare and health equity
A potential COVID-19 vaccine. Passionate efforts toward achieving racial and social justice. Smarter, more sustainable product packaging. These are just a few of the resolutions company change makers are aiming to bring to light this year—and they’re already hard at work on them.
3 ways Johnson & Johnson is innovating to help fight tuberculosis
It’s one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing more people each year than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. We’re taking a look back at the strides the company has made in fighting this preventable illness to help bring us closer to a tuberculosis-free world.
At the heart of science: How a small chewable tablet is helping tackle a disease that impacts nearly 1 billion children globally
Imagine getting so sick from a preventable disease that you can’t play or attend school—multiple times a year. For World Children’s Day, we’re sharing the story of Sheti and others just like her who now have a chance to take back their childhoods, thanks to a new formulation of a medication to treat intestinal worms.