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Our Community
Abbott is dedicated to its responsibility as a global corporate citizen. The company has devoted expertise, products and people to address issues that matter most to our neighbours, customers and partners around the world.
Investment in citizenship initiatives address unmet needs in four strategic areas:
 Access to affordable medicines | Global AIDS care |
Science & Medical innovation |
Community vitality |
Abbott has committed $100 million over five years to help fight HIV/AIDS in the developing world and is one of only a handful of companies that continues to develop and manufacture HIV drugs and diagnostics. We offer our two antiretroviral treatments and our HIV rapid test at no profit in 68 developing countries, including all of Africa (Access to HIV Care).
Closer to home Abbott Australasia's employees are proud to support local charities such as the Leukaemia Foundation, Sydney Childrens' Hospital and the Clown Doctors; a group of doctors, clowns and performers dedicated to helping relieve a child's pain with laughter whilst in hospital.
For a number of years Abbott Australasia has proudly sponsored educational and specialist development areas. Our support for the anaesthetic simulators at Royal North Shore, Sydney and Royal Perth Hospitals, has greatly helped to advance the skills of anaesthetists.
Abbott Australasia is also a significant supporter of the advancement of pain treatment in numerous centres across Australia.
Patient Organisation Support
Abbott has a proud history of working with patient organisations in Australia and New Zealand to help provide valuable information
and support to patients and to the people that care for them, such as family and friends.
We believe that we can support these organisations in their efforts to help patients understand and manage their disease.
Abbott's relationships with patient organisations are based on trust, respect and mutual benefit. We aim for transparency and
high ethical standards in all of our relationships.
In all of our relationships with patient organisations we are guided by the principles outlined in Working Together - A guide to relationships between health consumer organisations and pharmaceutical companies developed by the Consumers Health
Forum of Australia, Medicines Australia and a number of other health consumer organisations.
We learn about issues of concern to patients and together, look for ways to address them in the best possible way. By building
sustainable relationships, we also work toward advancing dialogue around healthcare issues and together, can seek ways to ensure
optimal delivery of healthcare.
Our support to patient organisations takes the forms of event support, organisational support, patient education and caregiver
education.
| Country | Name of Patient Organisation | Nature of Support |
| Australia | African Positive Womens Support Group | Patient education, event support |
| Australia | Athritis Australia | Event support, patient education, organisational support |
| Australia | Crohn's & Colitis Australia | Event support, patient education |
| Australia | National Association of People with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) | Patient education, organisational support |
| Australia | People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) Victoria | Patient education, event support |
| Australia | Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia | Patient education, event support |
| New Zealand | Arthritis New Zealand | Event support |
| New Zealand | Crohn's & Colitis Support Group - Wellington | Event support, patient education |
Event Support - An event or program conducted by the Patient Organisation, which is sponsored by Abbott, whether in whole or in part (eg paying for a room rental or meal).
Patient Education - An educational program directed at patients, which is sponsored by Abbott, whether in whole or in part.
Organisational Support - Funding for infrastructure or general program (eg websites, facilities, etc).
Caregiver Education - An educational program directed at patient caregivers, which is sponsored by Abbott, whether in whole or in part. Abbott maintains its position as one of the leading healthcare companies in the world through commitment to society, the drive to improve people's lives through innovative healthcare products, and a desire to be the best employer.
Visit www.abbott.com/global citizenship to find out more about Abbott's global citizenship.
