Global Health Partnerships

Goal: To support innovative public health partnerships that will serve as global models in improving cancer-related health outcomes and/or supporting cancer or tobacco control efforts

Targeted Area: Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, the U.S., and Canada

Start Date: 2007

Pfizer's Commitment: The Pfizer Foundation, together with the Pfizer country offices will commit $47 million over the next four years (2007-2010).

Partners:

• Cancer Control Grantees — Breast Cancer Network Japan-Akebonokai, American Cancer Society (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela; Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines), Korean National Council of Women, International Union Against Cancer (UICC) (Pan-Europe), Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China), The New Hope in Health Foundation (Turkey), The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention (U.S.), George Washington University (U.S.), Cancer Foundation of China, Cause Marketing Fundraisers (South Africa), Irish Cancer Society, The Good Dog Foundation (U.S.)
• Tobacco Control Grantees — American Cancer Society (Algeria & Tunisia), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) International/Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Costa Rica; Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and Lebanon), Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, Japan Medical Dental Association for Tobacco Council, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) (Belgium), Mexican Council on Tobacco, Philippine Business for Social Progress, QUIT UK/European Network of Quitlines (Central and Eastern Europe), The Veronesi Foundation (Italy), Partnership for Prevention (U.S.), Tobacco Control Alliance Brazil, Health Promotional Foundation Poland, Hellenic Respiratory Society (Greece), Hungarian Academy of Teaching Family Physicians, Comprehensive Cancer Center at Freiburg University Medical Center (Germany), SAMBA Sweden, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (Canada)
• Cancer and Tobacco Control
• Health Policy Institute Japan

The grants will be managed by four intermediaries: the King Baudouin Foundation U.S., Give 2 Asia, TCC Group, and The Resource Foundation with oversight from the Pfizer Foundation. The Johns Hopkins University-Bloomberg School of Public Health will provide technical assistance and evaluation support.