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in the 21st century, the world will be strongly shaped by the effects of population growth
in developing countries and emerging markets and by demographic change in numerous
industrialized countries. Developing countries in particular are home to increasing numbers
of people who lack access to the necessary pharmaceutical products and medical
care. Bayer HealthCare is committed to the principles of sustainable development and
accepts responsibility in society. At the center of all our employees’ actions are human
and animal health and environmental protection.
in the context of the company’s “access to medicine” strategy, Bayer HealthCare provides
medicines free of charge to combat the neglected tropical diseases that affect
around 1 billion people worldwide. For example, in 2012 Bayer HealthCare doubled
the number of Lampit tablets that it will donate for the treatment of Chagas disease,
a widespread disease in Latin America, to one million tablets per year over the next five
years. Bayer also collaborates with the WHO in programs to combat African sleeping
sickness, malaria and multiresistant tuberculosis. The company is participating in the
Global Alliance for TB Drug Development to develop a new therapy that will shorten
the treatment period for tuberculosis from at present at least six months to four
months.
As the market leader in the field of hormonal contraceptives, Bayer HealthCare has
been supporting family planning programs in a global network of governmental and
non-governmental organizations (nGOs) worldwide for more than 50 years.
The company has initiated new partnerships to ensure long-term access to hormonal
contraceptives for women in developing countries. In late 2012, for example, Bayer
HealthCare and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed an agreement guaranteeing
access to safe and reversible contraception for at least 27 million women in
developing countries over a six-year period.
Medical Care supports patient and other non-governmental organizations, including
the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the Foundation of European nurses in
Diabetes (FEnD) and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Consumer Care supports a range of social initiatives focused on education and
research, health and social needs as well as cultural initiatives.
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