Bristol-Myers Squibb launches HIV community scheme
06 Aug 2008
Bristol-Myers Squibb has launched a skills transfer programme for communities in countries severely affected by HIV/Aids.
It states the aim of the Secure The Future technical assistance programme (TAP) is to empower members of the community in order to optimise the delivery of HIV treatment services.
The company says that its Secure The Future scheme, which was introduced in 1999, is the largest corporate philanthropic project of its type to fight HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bristol-Myers Squibb foundation president John Damonti commented: "The substantial work of our team and partners in implementing HIV services to date has provided us with unique perspectives on what works and what needs to be done differently."
Phangisile Mtshali, director of Secure The Future in Southern Africa, added that the new project aims to further develop a "bottom-up" approach at generating tailored interventions which meet the specific needs of local communities.
Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical firm recently released its financial results for the second quarter of the year, which showed a 16 per cent increase in income from net sales compared with the same period last year.
