Novartis Social Business

An African nurse draws blood from the finger of a patient

Expanding Access to Healthcare
Novartis Social Business

Taking action to improve access to healthcare

Novartis Social Business includes our most important access-to-healthcare programs against infectious and chronic diseases.

In Vietnam, a doctor attends to a sick child

Taking action to improve access to healthcare

Novartis Social Business offers commercial solutions to support public health needs and increase patient reach.

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Overview of our recent activities

Read our Novartis Social Business report 2018

Novartis Social Business programs

Our programs provide a unique approach to different aspects of access to healthcare in lower-income countries. Explore our most important programs below.

A woman receives medication from a pharmacist in Africa

Novartis Access

A novel program bringing affordable treatments to patients suffering from key chronic diseases in lower-income countries.

A family watches as a nurse treats a young child for malaria

Novartis Malaria Initiative

Focused on access, treatment, R&D and capacity building, this is one of the healthcare industry’s largest access-to-medicines programs.

An elderly asian woman talks to her doctor

Novartis Healthy Family Programs

A group of innovative business models addressing healthcare needs of the populations living at the base of the pyramid.

An african woman uses her phone to check her medical records

SMS for Life

Working to eliminate stock outs of essential medicines through simple, affordable and widely available technologies

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