1、bio pharmaNOPQ2007 Annual Reportbio pharmathenextgenerationNOPQTogether we can prevail.TM345 Park Avenue|New York,NY 10154-0037|212-546-4000|Building bridgesAll too often,patients worldwideface barriers to health care.Andcertain populationsparticularlythe urban and rural poor,women,racial and ethnic
2、minorities and marginalized peopleexperience worsehealth outcomes compared with others.The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation seeks to addressthese health disparities.The Foundation has targeted four diseases and regions.They are:HIV/AIDS in Africa,where the AIDS pandemic continues to spread.Hepatitis
3、in Asia,where millions are chronically infected with hepatitis B.Cancer in Central and Eastern Europe,where greateraccess to cancer education,treatment,preventionand care is especially needed.Serious mental illness in the U.S.,where underservedpopulations often need enhanced care and support.The mod
4、el for these programs is Bristol-Myers Squibbsinitiative,SECURE THE FUTURE.This$150 million program,established in 1999 to help confront HIV/AIDS in Africa,has clearly demonstrated that communities can reducedisparities by integrating clinic-based medical care withcommunity-based health education an
5、d supportivecare.As part of SECURE THE FUTURE,Bristol-Myers Squibband Baylor College of Medicine have established fivepediatric clinical centers and about 20 satellite clinics inAfrica to treat HIV-positive children and their families.2008 Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyAll rights reserved.Designed,pho
6、tographed and written by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporate and Business Communications Department.Reach Out and Read is a projectsponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibbemployees and the Bristol-MyersSquibb Foundation as part ofSECURE THE FUTURE.On our back coverIn 1999 Jim Creaby of Manasquan,New Jersey,