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Janssen Announces Novel Dengue Antiviral Demonstrates Efficacy in Pre-Clinical Data Published in Nature
The antiviral is efficacious in non-human primates, and is safe and well-tolerated in humans Findings support further clinical development for prevention and treatment of dengue, which impacts millions of people today and is poised to threaten many more due to climate change Research builds on Johnson & Johnson’s enduring commitment to beat neglected tropical diseases, including dengue
Investing in digital public goods to help achieve health for all
The Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation is investing in open-source tech-based solutions that can be replicated in local contexts and are helping to extend the reach and capacity of the health workers to focus on where they can have the best and highest value.
Trust, not technology, bonds patients and providers
J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within J&J Foundation, is committed to transforming health systems by not just investing in a technology, service or delivery mechanism, but also the people committed to building trust for their market-driven solutions.
Potential for impact: Pharmacies are the key to improving community health in Southeast Asia
Based in Singapore, SwipeRx has grown into the largest digital pharmacy network across Southeast Asia, with a mobile app enabling pharmacies to operate more efficiently by acquiring supplies directly from the platform. J&J Impact Ventures, a fund within the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, supports SwipeRx in its work connecting over 245,000 pharmacy professionals who together build public health across the region.
How shared accountability can increase the social impact of healthcare investing
Delivering real impact that improves health outcomes for underserved communities requires innovators and investors to make their expectations and standards explicit and then to share a sense of accountability to those expectations.
This award-winning technology is improving disaster relief efforts across the globe
Building on a valued, 15-year collaboration, Johnson & Johnson and International Health Partners proudly debut a shared global donation platform to help communities in crisis recover, rebuild and regain resilience after disasters.
Forging deeper learning pathways to boost vital knowledge and skills for those at the front lines of care in Africa
These pathways, versus one-off training programs, comprise a series of free, tailored and accredited learning modules intended to increase knowledge and ensure nurses’ skill sets are up to date.
Kenya makes history with new initiative to formally support community health workers and advance health equity
For the first time ever, community health workers in Kenya will receive formal recognition for the critical role they play in delivering care.
Why J&J Impact Ventures invests in other funds
HealthQuad and Cross-Border Impact Ventures, two healthcare impact venture funds recently selected by J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, share a common vision for supporting impact entrepreneurs in healthcare areas that have great potential but also great need.
How to set social impact targets in an uncertain world
For J&J Impact Ventures, an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, a social impact target can’t encompass all the dimensions of impact, but it does need to go beyond funds committed or disbursed and towards giving an indication of real-world change.
This home health nurse supporting high-risk moms is empowering her clients to trust their gut and use their voice
“As a nurse we’re taught to question,” says Daneane McLaughlin. “We’re taught to not just take things at surface value. And I was really determined to empower my clients, to have the same passion for knowing that they are not wrong.”
Johnson & Johnson Launches Next Satellite Center for Global Health Discovery at Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre, University of Cape Town, Focused on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
The new Center is focused on outpacing the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and builds on Johnson & Johnson’s longstanding commitment to tackle this challenge The Satellite Center in Cape Town is the second site to open in Johnson & Johnson’s network of research collaborations aimed at addressing the world’s most pressing health challenges The collaboration between Johnson & Johnson and H3D will help to further expand and strengthen Africa’s scientific capacity as a global hub for discovery research
Why Kenyan nonprofit Jacaranda Health spun out its hospital as a social venture
As a standalone social venture, Jacaranda Maternity was able to break even and now has two busy hospitals and opening a third to help tens of thousands of women across Kenya through their pregnancies.
Nurturing health worker resilience in Latin America
The Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation is working with partners across Latin America to support the well-being and resilience of frontline health workers and to build the capacity of health systems to provide that support.