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Women's and Children's Health

mproving the lives of women, children, adolescents and newborns is one of the most important investments in global health. Healthy, empowered women and youth are at the center of strong families and the core of thriving communities with more productive economies and fewer people living in poverty. At Johnson & Johnson, we strive to provide an equal opportunity for women and their children to access quality care, information and education to ensure continued health, happiness and prosperity throughout the course of their lives.

Women's & Children's Health

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Our Aspiration: A world where every woman and child survives and has the opportunity for a healthy future.

5-Year Target: 60 million women and children will have received support and tools to enable a healthy future.

Status: Not Achieved (see note in Progress Scorecard)

Our Impact:

• HealthConnect: Improving health and strengthening Health Systems in the time of COVID-19

• Sight for Kids: School-Based Comprehensive Eye Health Program in Low Income Settings

• Kenya Ministry of Health Recognizes Johnson & Johnson Partnership in Country’s Effort to Achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2022

DREAMS Thina Abantu Abasha: A Youth-led Initiative Aimed at Reducing HIV Infection Rates

DREAMS Thina Abantu Abasha: A Youth-led Initiative Aimed at Reducing HIV Infection Rates

Ending Child Marriage Supports Girls' Empowerment and Reduces Premature Birth

Ending Child Marriage Supports Girls' Empowerment and Reduces Premature Birth

Inspiring Young Mothers Living With HIV to Rebuild Their Lives and Follow Their Dreams

Inspiring Young Mothers Living With HIV to Rebuild Their Lives and Follow Their Dreams

Putting Kids Around the Globe First: Johnson & Johnson Announces a $10 Million Pledge to UNICEF

Putting Kids Around the Globe First: Johnson & Johnson Announces a $10 Million Pledge to UNICEF

It's one of the company's largest commitments to date, and it aims to help support the crucial work being done by frontline health workers to help more children grow up healthy.

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3 Under-30 Health Leaders Who Want to Help Make Today's Kids the Healthiest Generation

3 Under-30 Health Leaders Who Want to Help Make Today's Kids the Healthiest Generation

The first few years of a child’s life are pivotal when it comes to future health and well-being. Just ask these young men and women—all 2018 One Young World Summit Scholars—who won't rest until they've given children a chance to reach their full potential.

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Why Johnson & Johnson Wants to Help Make Today's Babies the Healthiest Generation Yet

Why Johnson & Johnson Wants to Help Make Today's Babies the Healthiest Generation Yet

It's a lofty goal: improve the health, across the board, of future generations. But it's a mission that Johnson & Johnson is committed to. And thanks to groundbreaking work taking place across the company—from vaccine development to consumer product innovation—the future is looking very bright.

From “Mama Google” to MomConnect: The Text Service That's Reinventing Parenting in South Africa

From “Mama Google” to MomConnect: The Text Service That's Reinventing Parenting in South Africa

After three kids, Nosiphiwo Skota thought she knew all there was to know about child-rearing—until she began receiving messages from MomConnect. For Mother’s Day, she shares why her phone is now an invaluable tool in her parenting arsenal.

A photo of Nosiphiwo Skota with her daughter, Ivakele

"I'm a Mom With HIV": Meet the Mother-Daughter Pair on a Mission to End HIV Transmission

I'm a Mom With HIV: Meet the Mother-Daughter Pair on a Mission to End HIV Transmission

An HIV diagnosis can knock the wind out of you. Or it can inspire you to take action—as it did for these courageous women who are sharing their story at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Q&A with Joy Marini: Perceptions, Misconceptions and the Private Sector's Role in Fragile Settings

Q&A with Joy Marini: Perceptions, Misconceptions and the Private Sector's Role in Fragile Settings

Bringing Hope to Girls in Guatemala, One Bicycle at a Time

Bringing Hope to Girls in Guatemala, One Bicycle at a Time

Imagine walking over 10 miles just to get to school. For children living in the mountainous regions of Guatemala, it's a daily fact of life. But Girl Up and Johnson & Johnson are working together to change that.

Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival: Our ENAP Commitment

Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival: Our ENAP Commitment

At Johnson & Johnson we envision a world where every mother and newborn has the chance to live a healthy and productive life. Since our 2010 commitment to Every Woman Every Child, Johnson & Johnson has invested over $25 million to save newborn lives, touching more than 11 million newborns in 26 countries.

Making the World a Better Place for Women

Making the World a Better Place for Women

When you think about what Johnson & Johnson does on a daily basis to improve the lives of women, things like making parenting easier (what would we do without No More Tears® shampoo?) or giving us glowing skin (thanks, Neutrogena®!) probably come to mind.

Women Deliver 2016: Unleashing the Power of Young People to Help Improve the World

Women Deliver 2016: Unleashing the Power of Young People to Help Improve the World

In the Middle Ages, there was a Latin phrase that came to represent the idea that all public policies should be created with the full participation of everyone who’d be affected by them, even (and especially) groups generally excluded from political, social and economic opportunities.

Changing How a Community Values Its Girls

Changing How a Community Values Its Girls

The sky is the limit for 18-year old Mercy Adhiambo Stephen from Muhuru Bay, Kenya. A graduate of the Women’s Institute of Secondary Education & Research (WISER), Mercy has been accepted at Pwani University in Mombasa, where she plans to study computer science and hopes to further her education in the United States.

Impact in Asia: How Johnson & Johnson Is Helping to Create Healthier Societies — One Country at a Time

Impact in Asia: How Johnson & Johnson Is Helping to Create Healthier Societies — One Country at a Time

When you’re a company whose guiding principle is to help make the world a safer and healthier place, one person at a time, there is often no better way to measure impact than to pack your bags and experience hard work in action.

Johnson & Johnson Joins Forces with the Government of Canada to Prevent Preterm Birth

Johnson & Johnson Joins Forces with the Government of Canada to Prevent Preterm Birth

We are proud to announce a new partnership with the Government of Canada, World Vision, Plan International Canada and Save the Children in creating Born On Time, a new initiative whose goal is to ensure every birth is full term, and every child has an opportunity for a healthy start in life.

Our 2030 Promise

Johnson & Johnson has signed up to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals—the world’s road map for progress.

Learn More About Our Initial 5-Year SDG Commitment (2016 – 2020)

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