Legacy of Caring
Read About BD’s Activities with our Nonprofit Partners
April 2009
AmeriCares and BD Have Worked Together to Stop the Spread of Cholera in Zimbabwe
BD donated IV solutions and supplies needed to administer IV drips from local facilities in India to help stop the spread of cholera.
September 2008
AmeriCares Pledges to Improve Healthcare Worker Safety in Tanzania
AmeriCares, in collaboration with BD and Merck & Co., Inc., launched a three-year program to establish a center designed to train nearly 2,000 healthcare workers and medical students in Tanzania.
April 2007
AmeriCares Provides Hope for Diabetes Care in Cambodia
Thanks to BD’s product donations and its longstanding partnership with AmeriCares, the international nonprofit organization is able to continue to provide a hospital in Cambodia with insulin syringes to help those suffering from diabetes.
AmeriCares’ 2009 Annual Report
AmeriCares acknowledged BD’s dedication and donation to the Bugando Medical Center in Tanzania, as well as BD’s disaster relief efforts in Haiti.
After the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, AmeriCares recognized BD’s willingness to donate syringes to help vaccinate the Pakistani people against tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles and other diseases.
February 2010
BD’s Involvement in Disaster Relief
After the earthquake in Haiti, BD established a monetary fund for relief efforts, which was to be split amongst various nonprofit organizations working to help those suffering in Haiti.
September 2008
Clinton Global Initiative Announces BD’s Commitment to Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital
BD collaborated with the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve the healthcare system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hospital has been designed to improve health, education and the quality of life.
September 2008
At the Clinton Global Initiative, AmeriCares Pledges to Improve Healthcare Worker Safety in Tanzania
The commitment between BD, AmeriCares and Merck was highlighted at the Clinton Global Initiative as an innovative and comprehensive program to address healthcare work force issues in developing countries.
June 2010
Direct Relief Prepares for the 2010 Hurricane Season
BD contributed medical supplies necessary for those with chronic health diseases such as diabetes, asthma and hypertension as part of Direct Relief’s program to prepare for the 2010 hurricane season in the U.S. Gulf States, Central America, Haiti and other Caribbean countries.
May 2010
Gulf Oil Spill: Direct Relief and BD Helping to Save Marine Mammals
In response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BD donated over 30,000 syringes to Direct Relief to feed and medicate the affected animals.
BD and Direct Relief created a program to help people with insulin-dependent diabetes who have been affected by the current economic situation. BD pledged to donate 5 million syringes to more than 1,000 community health center and free clinic partners nationwide.
BD and Direct Relief launched their second volunteer service trip to improve healthcare in Ghana. A team of 13 BD associates went to Ghana for three weeks to improve the region’s ability to provide basic healthcare services for its people.
March 2007
BD and Direct Relief International Launch Volunteer Service Program to Improve Healthcare in Ghana
BD and Direct Relief launched their volunteer service trip in Ghana to help build local healthcare capacity in the region. BD sent 12 volunteers for three weeks to strengthen healthcare in two areas of Ghana.
March 2007
BD and Direct Relief’s Initiative to Improve Healthcare in Ghana
BD and Direct Relief have had an ongoing relationship for the past ten years in which they have helped people in developing countries by providing needed medical supplies. Since 2007, BD has sent some of its associates to improve medical care in Ghana first-hand.
Direct Relief’s 2009 Annual Report
Direct Relief mentioned BD in its program to provide diabetes insulin products to people diagnosed with diabetes that were affected by the economic crisis that struck the U.S. Direct Relief also acknowledged the Volunteer Service Trip Program in Ghana which has been going on since 2007.
Direct Relief’s 2007 Annual Report
Direct Relief acknowledged the Ghana Volunteer Project, where BD volunteers worked with Direct Relief-supported clinics in Ghana to improve healthcare worker safety at the Maranatha Maternity and Motoka clinics.
Direct Relief acknowledged its long-lasting partnership with BD, including assistance to those suffering in the Middle East, victims of the 2004 tsunami, victims of Hurricane Katrina and many other disaster relief efforts. BD has been known to be one of Direct Relief’s generous monetary and product donators.
October 2009
Heart to Heart Provides Volunteers for a “Physicians With Heart” Project That Brings Health, Hope to War-Torn Region
BD supported and supplied product donations to Heart to Heart’s volunteer trip to the Republic of Georgia. The donations helped in Heart to Heart’s mission to bring humanitarian aid to Georgia.
Heart to Heart acknowledges its global partnership with various companies, such as BD, who make its humanitarian initiatives possible.
February 2010
IMA World Health Receives Donation of 1.2 Million Auto-disable Syringes
BD donated and shipped 1.2 million auto-disable syringes to IMA’s comprehensive health projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo in addition to its previous donation in 2008.
January 2010
JDRF and BD Collaborate to Improve Insulin Pump Delivery
BD and JDRF announced a program aimed at improving the treatment of type 1 diabetes by developing insulin delivery products to enhance the use of insulin pumps. Through this program, JDRF agreed to support BD’s research and development of new products for insulin patients.
JDRF acknowledges its corporate partnership with BD. Through its success in diabetes technology, BD has helped to develop quality products to assist those patients with diabetes, as well as be a sponsor of JDRF’s mission.
PEPFAR
June 2010Kenya Launches Safe Blood Collection Effort with Help from BD and PEPFAR
BD and PEPFAR have partnered with the Kenya Ministry of Health to train clinicians to safely collect and handle blood in order to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
June 2010
Update on the BD/PEPFAR Lab Strengthening Partnership
This ongoing initiative applies BD’s knowledge, expertise and resources to expand and improve healthcare systems, build local capacity and improve patient care. BD associates have volunteered to conduct lab strengthening activities in sub-Saharan Africa since 2008.
January 2010
BD Applauds PEPFAR’s Broadened Emphasis on Strengthening Health Systems
BD recognized PEPFAR’s recent increased involvement over the next five years on strengthening healthcare systems in developing countries.
BD is working with PEPFAR to train and mentor technicians in third-world countries who can then service CD4 machines that are important to the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
BD and PEPFAR collaborated to make significant progress in improving lab conditions and enhancing the skills of lab personnel in the battle against HIV/AIDS and TB in sub-Saharan Africa. This collaboration is valued at up to $18 million.
January 2009
BD and PEPFAR’s Sub-Saharan Partnership to Help Those Affected by HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
PEPFAR acknowledged its five-year partnership with BD, where they will work on strengthening laboratory systems in the sub-Saharan Africa regions.
November 2008
BD, PEPFAR and ICN Create a Wellness Center for Healthcare Workers
BD created a three-year partnership with PEPFAR and ICN (International Council of Nurses) to establish a new Wellness Center for Health Care Workers® in Uganda.
November 2007
Tanzania to Benefit from BD and PEPFAR Collaboration to Strengthen Laboratory Systems in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB
BD and PEPFAR collaborated together to create a five-year relationship to commit to improving overall laboratory systems and services in Tanzania, as well as other African countries, that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS and TB.
September 2009
Project HOPE honored for Dominican Republic aid
BD and Project HOPE were honored for their donation and aid to the Dominican Republic after the 2007 tropical storms that had struck the area. BD donated a significant amount of products in aid.
BD, NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo and UNICEF launched two Centers of Excellence: an Immune System Monitoring Laboratory and an Occupational Safety Centre for Health Workers. The safety center will train more than 200 clinicians while the new laboratory will improve monitoring and treatment of patients living with HIV/AIDS.
May 2009
BD Extends Decade-Long Support for UNICEF’s Campaign to Eliminate Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
On Mother’s Day, BD announced its continued support to UNICEF for its campaign to vaccinate mothers and children in developing countries against maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Gary Cohen (Board Director of the CDC Foundation and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and Executive VP of BD) and initiative partners are working together to expand surveillance of sexual violence against girls, develop packages of intervention and prepare and launch a major media campaign to promote awareness.
December 2009
UNICEF and BD Work to Make Global Measles Deaths Drop by 78 percent
The Measles Initiative, which considers BD to be one of its key partners, has announced a warning about the resurgence of measles and urged countries to continue vaccination campaigns to continue the decrease in deaths.
In 2008, UNICEF acknowledged BD for its corporate sponsorship during the economic hardships of that time.