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Contact us- Disease area(s): Oncology, Tobacco control
- Company(ies): Pfizer
- Partner(s): (Various partner organizations)
- Since 2006
- Program type(s): Capacity Building – Training & Support, Education
- Developing country(ies): (15 developing countries)
- Contact(s): Contact
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The Pfizer Foundation, together with the Pfizer country offices will commit USD 33 million over the next period 2007-2009 to support regional and global partnerships in oncology and tobacco control. The grants will be managed by three intermediaries: the King Baudouin Foundation, Give 2 Asia, TCC Group, and The Resource Foundation with oversight from Pfizer Foundation. The Johns Hopkins University-Bloomberg School of Public Health will provide technical assistance and evaluation support.
Other partner organizations include: Action on Smoking and Health International, Akebono-Kai, American Cancer Society, China Tobacco Control Association, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Japan Dental-Medical Association for Tobacco Council, Korean National Council of Women, Mexican Council on Tobacco, Philippine Business for Social Progress, QUIT UK & European Network of Quitlines, Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the New Hope in Health Foundation, the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention, the Resource Foundation, TCC Groupand the Veronesi Foundation
The Global Health Partnerships involve:
•Treat: Supporting cancer and tobacco control programs that offer cancer screening, quit-lines and counseling services;
•Teach: Working with local partners to raise awareness of the need for cancer screening and consequences of tobacco use;
•Build: Providing technical assistance and evaluation support to cancer and tobacco control organizations;
•Serve: Sharing effective public health models and supporting patient advocacy.