MSD is committed to maternal health. The company announced an additional $150 million investment to the program MSD for mothers, which aims to No woman dies during childbirth.
This investment builds on a $500 million commitment made in 2011 and underscores the company’s record of driving sustainable solutions that improve health equity and maternal health outcomes worldwide. So far, the software it supports MSD for mothersIt reached 13.1 million women. The new commitment aims to support programs providing maternal and reproductive health services to reach 25 million women by 2025, according to the company.
MSD for mothers It will continue to focus its efforts on countries where there are great needs, such as India, Nigeria, Kenya and the United States, incorporating new collaborators and strategic investments expanding the impact of more than a hundred existing programs, in more than fifty centers around the world.
MSD is confident that its program will reach 25 million women by 2025
At least $15 million of the new pledge will go to responding to the Biden-Harris administration’s call to action on maternal health for all of society to address the maternal health crisis in America. It is the only high-income country where maternal mortality is increasing According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Today, our company is proud to announce an additional $150 million pledge through MSD for mothers With the goal of improving the maternal health and well-being of 25 million women by 2025,” said Rob Davis, MSD President.MSD for mothers and its partners have already reached more than 13 million women through their programs and with this new commitment, I am proud to reaffirm our efforts to help create a healthier and more equitable society where no woman dies in childbirth,” he added.
“One of the hidden consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is its tragic impact on maternal health,” said Julie Gerberding, MSD’s director of patients. “We are now applying what we have learned from our long-term programme MSD for mothers To catalyze partnerships that help promote healthy pregnancies and meet the needs of the women most affected by the pandemic.”