Project description: 

Sanofi and particularly Foundation S, a philanthropic organization, has been significantly supporting the people of Ukraine by supporting access to medicines and vaccines and enhancing health equity during the war. In collaboration with the Red Cross and other NGOs including a number of local ones, Foundation S has provided donations of vaccines and essential medicines for patients in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees. 40 million daily treatments for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and epilepsy, as well as 450,000 vaccines (300,000 doses for diphtheria and tetanus) were donated, which benefited 21 million people.

In addition, on the first days of the war, Foundation S donated 4 million Euros to the Red Cross in support of the Ukrainian people and neighboring countries, and 1 million Euros to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, in support of refugees and their essential needs.

It continues to collaborate with the Ukrainian Ministry of Health on access to health in these difficult times.

Partners:

Tulipe, UNHCR, Red Cross, Direct Relief

Category: People

Company: Foundation S – The Sanofi Collective

About the company:

Foundation S, Sanofi’s philanthropic structure, seeks to create healthier futures for generations to come. Foundation S aspires to support concrete actions to improve the lives of people in vulnerable communities in four key areas: fighting childhood cancer, increasing the health resilience of climate vulnerable populations, broadening humanitarian aid medicine donations with a focus on displaced populations and supporting the WHO commitment of eliminating sleeping sickness by 2030.