UNICEF Helps Improve Care to Mothers and Newborns in the Dominican Republic Through Astellas Global Health Foundation Grant According to the World Health Organization, women and newborns are most vulnerable during and immediately following childbirth. 1 In the Dominican Republic, an estimated 28 per 1,000 live births will result in a death prior to age five. 2 To help increase access to quality...

Americares Helps Increase Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Residents Living in Rural El Salvador with Astellas Global Health Foundation Grant El Salvador is among the most densely populated countries in Central America. 1 The government provides free public healthcare, but the demand far exceeds available resources. More than 75 percent of the population is cared for by the national health...

Astellas Global Health Foundation and World Vision Collaborate on COVID-19 Education and Training in the DRC When the first case of COVID-19 was announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in March 2020, the country was already battling an Ebola outbreak, fighting a measles outbreak that had infected 320,000 people and killed 6,000, and facing the consequences of many years of cyclical...

Astellas Global Health Foundation Strengthens JOICFP’s Response to COVID-19, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Ghana As the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems since early 2020, its impact has been particularly devastating among vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries. In Ghana, where already limited resources have been shifted to cope with COVID...

International Medical Corps Helps Address Urgent Needs for COVID-19 Response in Devastated Northeast Nigeria with Grant Support from the Astellas Global Health Foundation In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Astellas Global Health Foundation has pursued opportunities to support multiple non-governmental organizations working to combat the virus affecting those with extremely limited access to...