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Global Health Equity

We are closing the gap between communities and care by enabling access to our medicines and technologies, championing nurses and health workers and working together with community-based organizations.
Arti Gajanan Modshe speaking wither her patient Chandrabai Pandurang Sankpal in front of a house

How Johnson & Johnson is working to get medications to people around the world who need them most

In the just-released 2024 Access to Medicine Index, the company ranks among the top 5 improving access to medicines.

Our approach

There is no single solution to addressing global health inequities. To improve health outcomes worldwide, we take on these challenges from several angles to support patients, health workers, and an equitable health infrastructure.

Accelerating impact through key initiatives

Closing racial health equity gaps

Our Race to Health Equity (ORTHE) was launched with the bold ambition that together, we can create a world where the color of your skin is not a determinant of your access to care, quality of care or health outcomes.

Advocating for, elevating, and empowering nurses

In alignment with a long-standing commitment to supporting frontline health workers, Johnson & Johnson is proud to continue our legacy with the nursing profession by working with our partners to attract and strengthen an innovative, thriving and diverse nursing workforce, empowered to advance health equity and transform healthcare.

Bringing the best of J&J to communities

Talent for Good inspires Johnson & Johnson employees to use their unique skills and expertise to serve people and communities in need.

Featured efforts and collaborations

Johnson & Johnson participates in the inauguration of World Health Organization (WHO) Academy to improve training and education of health workers globally

J&J made a $7 million grant to the Institut de France which will help the WHO Academy provide both online and in-person educational opportunities for health workers throughout their careers Training, education and support are needed to help address global shortage of health workers and close the gap between communities and care

A new collaborative effort to build strong and resilient health systems

Memorandum of Understanding will support the Americas Health Corps in its goal to train 500,000 health workers to help build strong and resilient health systems and bring more communities closer to care

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.

Johnson & Johnson expands commitment to advance health equity in the United States

Johnson & Johnson supports more than 100 community-led organizations in marginalized communities to provide resources and tools to advance accessible, quality health care in the U.S.

Bringing orthopaedic surgical care closer to home for Malawi’s rural population

With timely surgical care, most long bone fractures can be easily repaired. Five new state-of-the-art operating rooms are making it possible for more patients in Malawi to recover quickly from their injuries.

Johnson & Johnson Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Foundation is a registered charitable organization that reflects the commitment of Johnson & Johnson to use its size, scale and diversity to change lives and communities, advance equitable care, and put better health within reach, aligned with its purpose to profoundly impact health for humanity.

Supporting novel ideas with entrepreneurs

Impact Ventures by Johnson & Johnson Foundation invests in companies and entrepreneurs innovating to improve health equity for underserved patients around the world.

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