##  [Healthcare professionals](/healthcare-professionals "Healthcare professionals") 

 Through our medicines and support programs, we help you provide effective treatment to people living with disease.

 

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###  Healthcare professional (HCP) resources by country 

Novartis provides information and resources through country HCP portals

 

 

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###  Managed access programs 

Novartis managed access programs make investigational or unapproved treatments available to eligible patients with serious or life-threatening diseases.

 

 

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##  Medical congresses and events 

Explore our latest congress resources including new virtual formats.



 

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###  Clinical investigator initiated trials and non-clinical investigator initiated research 

Novartis supports ethical independent clinical and non-clinical research conducted by qualified third-party investigators

 

 

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###  External funding 

Novartis provides funding to legitimate organizations to discover new ways to improve and extend people's lives, advance scientific and medical knowledge, and support communities where Novartis associates live and work

 

 

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###  Research & development 

Learn more about our efforts to discover and develop the next generation of medicines.

 

 

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###  Research collaborations 

Partner with us to advance specific shared scientific research objectives and address unmet medical need.

 

 

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##  Disclosure of payments to healthcare professionals 

Novartis publishes payments and other ‘transfers of value’ to healthcare professionals to increase transparency and build trust.



 

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##  Contact Novartis 

For medical inquires about our products and/or information about our services, we recommend you contact the Novartis office in your country.

 

 

 [Country contact information](/about/locations "Country contact information") 



 [ Country directory](/novartis-directory " Country directory") 



 [HCP portals](/healthcare-professionals/healthcare-professional-resources-country "HCP portals") 



 [Contact medical information](/healthcare-professionals/novartis-medical-information "Contact medical information") 



 [Report side-effect or adverse event](/report "Report side-effect or adverse event")