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Introducing J&J CareCommunity
Happy World Health Worker Week! This week, we celebrate health workers and join with the global community to drive awareness for more investment in the health workforce.
We are proud to stand with health workers around the world in all the ways they deliver care—as healers, mentors, leaders, problem solvers, and so much more. It’s in this spirit that we are proud to launch J&J CareCommunity—our new global social impact platform to accelerate support for health workers and close the gaps between communities and the care they need.
For healthcare to work, it takes health workers—especially nurses and community health workers (CHWs), who are the backbone of our health systems. J&J CareCommunity brings together resources across our company to advance access to quality care by championing nurses and CHWs.
Built on our long legacy of supporting health workers, J&J CareCommunity reaffirms our commitment to support a thriving global health workforce and improve health outcomes for people and communities all around the world.
Read on and please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues who share this interest.
We are proud to stand with health workers around the world in all the ways they deliver care—as healers, mentors, leaders, problem solvers, and so much more. It’s in this spirit that we are proud to launch J&J CareCommunity—our new global social impact platform to accelerate support for health workers and close the gaps between communities and the care they need.
For healthcare to work, it takes health workers—especially nurses and community health workers (CHWs), who are the backbone of our health systems. J&J CareCommunity brings together resources across our company to advance access to quality care by championing nurses and CHWs.
Built on our long legacy of supporting health workers, J&J CareCommunity reaffirms our commitment to support a thriving global health workforce and improve health outcomes for people and communities all around the world.
Read on and please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues who share this interest.
Five health workers who are changing care: How J&J is championing nurses and CHWs
Over the last two years, we have collaborated to upskill more than 2.25 million health workers around the world through education, training and leadership programs so they can overcome challenges and improve care in their communities.
Partner highlights
J&J celebrates launch of the WHO Academy to improve training and education of health workers globally
J&J made a $7 million grant to Institut de France, which will help WHO Academy provide online and in-person education for health workers throughout their careers. WHO Academy aims to build a lifelong learning ecosystem to ensure health workers receive the best training and opportunities available.
Call for proposals to support healthcare workers in Latin America
J&J is seeking proposals to support a robust, resilient and highly skilled Latin American health workforce. Eligible organizations are invited to submit approaches to support training initiatives, beginning in July 2025 for one year and focused in Argentina, Brazil Colombia and/or Mexico.
New initiative brings healthcare community together to improve health workers’ access to mental
healthcare
ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare aims to empower health workers to access the mental healthcare and support they may need, while equipping employers, policymakers and other decision-makers with resources to eliminate systemic barriers to mental healthcare.
Making high-quality global surgery training accessible in all corners of the world
SURGhub, offering more than 50 high-quality training courses—from basic surgical techniques to advanced procedures—with just an internet connection, has reached more than 10,000 health workers from 180+ countries—70% of them from low- or middle-income countries since its launch in June 2023.
Investing in community health centers to help close health gaps
J&J is collaborating with the National Association of Community Health Centers to strengthen accessible, community-based healthcare and create career pathways for nurses through grants to 30 health centers across the U.S.
Nurturing nursing leadership in Africa
The Nursing Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in collaboration with Operation Smile, brought together over 30 nurses from across the continent, where they received mentorship and specialized training in leadership, advocacy and advanced pediatric surgical nursing to drive change in their communities.
Jacksonville Jaguars and J&J team up for Sight For Kids community event
One in four U.S. children has a vision disorder requiring treatment. At a Sight For Kids community event, 500 children received free eye screenings and got to meet members of their local football team! Since 2002, when J&J co-founded the program with Lions Clubs International Foundation, Sight For Kids has provided eye health services to more than 50 million children worldwide.
Recent milestones
Johnson & Johnson ranks among the top 5 in the 2024 Access to Medicine Index
This marks more than a decade that J&J has ranked among the top five performers in this independent report card published every two years ranking the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies on their efforts to expand access to medicines and health technologies in lower- and middle-income countries.
Training rolled out to scale use of Obstetric Fistula Suture/Catheter Organizer
Developed by J&J MedTech to be donated to surgical teams in low-resource settings, this innovative product is designed to improve surgical efficiency and safety and maximize the chances of first repair success. Manufactured by Avalign Technologies, product donations and training are facilitated through MAP International to ensure the device reaches the health workers who need it.
Turn.io secures $3.5 million to power life-improving conversations across Global South with AI
Strategic funding from leading impact investors, including Impact Ventures by J&J Foundation, will enable Turn.io to accelerate its product development pipeline, integrating responsible AI capabilities to enhance health service delivery.
Upcoming events
World Health Worker Week
April 1-7
National Nurses Week
May 6-12
International Nurses Day
May 12
World Health Assembly
May 19-27
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