HEALTHCARE 41 education training and disease management programs that integrate comprehensive health solutions into local health system infrastructure . We are also embarking on our New Horizons Advancing Pediatric HIV Treatment initiative in sub-Saharan Africa , directed at getting appropriate HIV treatments into the hands of the small but growing population of children who are experiencing HIV treatment failure . Working with partners in the field , we aim to both enhance access to medicines for children living with HIV and build on-theground action around this important issue . A healthier , more productive population in Africa as a result of HIV / AIDS alleviation will expand local opportunities and prompt broader economic growth for the continent and the world .
Priceless returns
Sustainable , long-term solutions
Our new Janssen Global Public Health group is working to create sustainable , long-term solutions based on country ownership
Higher Fertility and Child Mortality
Child illness
Child malnutrition
Higher Dependency Ratio
Lower GDP per capita
Reduced labor productivity and accountability in healthcare . Through collaboration and stakeholder engagement , we are working to bolster local capacity in health-related domains to enhance the quality of and access to our medical innovations . We are supporting medical
Health ’ s Links to GDP
Poor health reduces GDP per capita by reducing both labor productivity and the relative size of the labor force .
Labor force reduced by mortality and early retirement
Adult illness and malnutrition
Reduced access to natural resources and global economy
We understand that making sustainable investments in healthcare can bring priceless returns , both in terms of economic growth and for human prosperity . By approaching problems through creative and strategic channels , we know that the collective efforts of our company and our partners can demonstrate that standards of health can rise globally and barriers to economic development can be overcome . ■
1
Chan , Margaret . “ Health systems , health and wealth .” World Health Organization . June 26 2008 . Web . Accessed July 25 2014 . http :// www . who . int / dg / speeches / 2008 / 20080626 / en /
2
Kaye , Byron . “ Global business leaders put trade , infrastructure proposals to G20 .” Reuters . July 18 2014 . Web . Accessed July 25 2014 . http :// www . reuters . com / article / 2014 / 07 / 18 / g20-business-idUSL4N0PT1J020140718
3
Chang , Stephanie . “ Investing in Haiti : The Economic Impact of University Hospital .” Partners in Health . January 12 2014 . Web . Accessed July 25 2014 . http :// www . pih . org / blog / investing-inhaiti-the-economic-impact-of-university-hospital
Reduced schooling and impaired cognitive capacity
Reduced investment in physical capital
Source : Ruger , Jennifer Prah , Dean T . Jamison , and David E . Bloom , 2001 , “ Health and the Economy ,” p . 619 , in International Public Health , edited by Michael H . Merson , Robert E . Black , and Anne J . Mills ( Sudbury , Massachusetts : Jones and Barlett ).
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