Advocacy

Injection Safety

BD has long advocated for guidelines to promote healthcare worker safety as well as guidelines on safe injection practices. BD served as a key stakeholder in driving the recently released "WHO guideline on the use of safety-engineered syringes for intramuscular, intradermal and subcutaneous injections in healthcare settings" and participated in the WHO Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) initiative to support the roll-out of these guidelines.

Antimicrobial Resistance

BD supports efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance through various global and regional partnerships including participation in events at World Health Assembly, the UN General Assembly and World Economic Forum.

Maternal and Newborn Health

BD is an active advocate for efforts aimed at ending preventable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity, including providing funding, scaling up innovations and making essential commodities available. BD is also part of the private sector delegation for the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health and Global Financing Facility and has made commitments via Every Woman, Every Child.