Global health equity news & press releases

In 2023, J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within J&J Foundation, invested in Penda Health to support and expand access to trustworthy, high-quality healthcare to communities in Kenya. Impact Ventures’ essential support included providing Penda Health with pro bono services from Johnson & Johnson employees with expertise and insights.

The startup is improving women’s access to quality breast cancer care by using telediagnosis and AI-driven tools to help them get assessed and to create an efficient treatment path for those diagnosed.

With just an internet connection, health workers anywhere can access more than 50 high-quality training courses—from basic surgical techniques to advanced procedures.

J&J CareCommunity is empowering frontline health workers by equipping nurses and community health workers with the skills, resources and opportunities needed to strengthen global healthcare and expand access to quality care.

Ten start-ups across Latin America will receive funding and mentorship to improve access to care

October 2024 Newsletter: Supporting the early-stage healthcare innovation ecosystem

J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, has joined Villgro Africa to address the gender disparity in funding and support for women-led healthcare start-ups in Africa by launching a business incubation program to support.

This year’s award went to six teams who participated in the Global Health Challenge which asked: How can we use technology to make good health and access to quality care more accessible for all?

Now taking applications, a new accelerator funded by Johnson & Johnson Foundation and delivered by Village Capital will support 10 healthcare start-ups operating in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico that are tackling healthcare challenges in Latin America. Eligible entrepreneurs can apply until December 6, 2024.

With timely surgical care, most long bone fractures can be easily repaired. Five new state-of-the-art operating rooms are making it possible for more patients in Malawi to recover quickly from their injuries.

At the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation, we recognize that frontline health workers are the heart of strong community and primary care systems.

CHIC’s #proCHW movement, including the CHW Advocates program, aims to ensure that community health workers worldwide are salaried, skilled, supervised and supplied in accordance with WHO guidelines.

Sister Nomthandazo Lerumo is the first nurse within the Unjani Clinic network to achieve ownership of a Johnson & Johnson-funded clinic—and one of 92 nurses to date equipped through the network to own and lead the effort in transforming South Africa’s healthcare system.

Message from Dana Deardorff

Johnson & Johnson supports more than 100 community-led organizations in marginalized communities to provide resources and tools to advance accessible, quality health care in the U.S.