Global Health Fellows

Goal: To connect Pfizer colleagues with programs to help improve health in the developing world

Targeted Areas: Underserved communities worldwide.

Start Date: 2003

Pfizer's Commitment: Pfizer colleagues commit to up to six-month assignments working with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and multilateral organizations (MLOs) addressing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other devastating diseases in developing countries.

Fellowship assignments are designed by our partners according to their needs, and Pfizer funds the Fellows' transportation, lodging and other expenses while maintaining their positions within the company. During their assignments, colleagues train and support their local counterparts, transferring skills so that the important contributions they make are sustainable over time.

Partners: Pfizer's partners in this program have included African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Africare, American Cancer Society, American Jewish World Service, BroadReach Health care, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Family Health International, Health Volunteers Overseas, Infectious Diseases Institute, Institute for OneWorld Health, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), International Rescue Committee, International Trachoma Initiative, Populations Services International, Project HOPE, Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), WaterAid, PAHO, IntraHealth.

Successes: Since 2003, 194 Global Health Fellows have been selected to work with nongovernmental organizations in 38 countries to deliver health care and health system support to those in need around the world. These Fellows include Pfizer physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, marketing managers, financial administrators, and health educators from the United States, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Africa and Asia.