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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. , Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) announced today a global partnership with Save the Children that has the potential to help millions of children over the next three years. The $10 million commitment was announced in New York City at Save the Children's second annual Illumination Gala, where Johnson & Johnson was the presenting sponsor.
"Tonight marks the beginning of an expanded dedication to Save the Children," said Alex Gorsky , Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. "We hope that this partnership will inspire innovation to improve the survival and healthy development of children under age 5, especially newborns."
The multi-million dollar, multi-year commitment will cover core mission support; program support to improve newborn survival; local activation; and gift-in-kind services. In addition, Johnson & Johnson will continue to support Save the Children in non-monetary ways, including through advocacy/thought leadership, media/awareness building, and employee engagement, among others.
"For 20 years, Johnson & Johnson has been a committed partner to Save the Children and their significant funding of our programs has created healthier communities and transformed the lives of children all over the world," said Carolyn Miles , President and CEO of Save the Children. "The announcement of a new global partnership with Johnson & Johnson will help to propel us forward over the next three years, and hopefully another 20 beyond that."
This global partnership will be executed across the Johnson & Johnson global enterprise. The partnership remains grounded in expanding work around newborn survival, but it goes well beyond to use Johnson & Johnson expertise, reach and influence to affect future generations – wherever they may live. Work with Save the Children is expanding to include even more parts of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies in making a meaningful difference for mothers, children and families.
Johnson & Johnson is a lead partner in Save the Children's newborn programming in support of "Helping Babies Breathe" which saves newborn lives by training birth attendants to address newborn asphyxia – or the inability of a baby to breathe at birth. The partnership in Uganda and Malawi has trained almost 1000 skilled birth attendants in its first 3 years, mostly midwives, in districts that see over 80,000 births every year. More than 85 percent of asphyxiated newborns in target districts have been successfully resuscitated. Together, Johnson & Johnson and Save the Children will explore expansion and scale-up of newborn survival programs in Ethiopia and other countries where the need is greatest.
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