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Alliances

4th Sector Health brokers partnerships with businesses, foundations, NGOs and governments to jointly develop solutions that address pressing Health Challenges in Latin America. By coordinating the development of health programs, we help convene Alliances that promote equity and development through healthier, productive societies. We leverage partner resources, expertise, technology, equipment, and infrastructure to achieve broad reach and impact.

Our Alliances

4th Sector Health and DNDi to Increase Access to Pediatric Chagas Treatment

4th Sector is partnering with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) to fight Chagas disease, an illness caused by a common parasite in South and Central America. The disease results in 12,000 deaths every year. 4th Sector Health is teaming with DNDi to develop and disseminate communication materials adapted to different target populations in endemic countries.

DNDi
Alliance with Ericsson and Claro to Develop Health Communication Solutions in Nicaragua

4th Sector Health has teamed with Ericsson and Claro to launch the Innovations Lab for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) initiative in Nicaragua, which will support Sustainable Sciences Institute’s (SSi) development of software and mobile phone applications to improve maternal and child health.

Claro
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Ericsson
Improving Maternal and Child Health in the Andean Region

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Colombia and 4th Sector Health initiated an alliance in September to improve maternal and child health among poor and marginalized women throughout the Andean region. Kimberly-Clark’s Corporate Social Responsibility goals of improving maternal and child health through the use of its products are aligned with its core business model.

Kimberly-Clark
Dole to Strengthen Reproductive Health Education in Ecuador

Dole Corporation’s Fundación Dale and 4th Sector Health signed an alliance in September 2010 to promote responsible reproductive health behavior among youth in the Guayas, Los Rios, and Manabi provinces of Ecuador.

Dole Corporation
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Partners for Food Security

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and 4th Sector Health have joined in an alliance to enhance food security in coffee-growing communities in Latin America.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR)
Increasing Health Programming Among Latin America’s Corporate Foundations

RedEAmérica and 4th Sector Health signed an agreement to develop a framework to guide RedEAmérica members' investments in grass-roots health programming.

RedEAmérica
Integrating Diabetes Care and Reproductive Health in Mexico and Nicaragua

In the Alliance to Address Reproductive Health Needs for Women with Diabetes, 4th Sector Health is providing a grant to Project HOPE to expand an existing diabetes education program in Mexico and Nicaragua.

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Project Hope
Youth-Friendly Reproductive Health Program Expanded in Mexico

Johnson & Johnson, Janssen-Cilag and 4th Sector Health are joining forces with MEXFAM to support a reproductive health initiative for youth in Mexico in the Strengthening Reproductive Health among Youth and Rural Populations alliance.

Janssen-Cilag
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Johnson & Johnson, Mexfam
Expanding Private Sector Participation in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Mexico's National Business Council for HIV/AIDS (CONAES) is collaborating with USAID and 4th Sector Health to increase the participation of the private sector in the development of comprehensive HIV programs.

CONAES, USAID, Colectivo Sol
Improving Access to Clean and Safe Drinking Water During Emergencies

Procter & Gamble's Children's Safe Drinking Water and USAID have formed an alliance to increase the awareness of local country disaster management authorities of the importance of clean and safe drinking water during emergencies.

Procter & Gamble Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, USAID and Catholic Relief Services

 Benefits of Investing in Health Alliances

  • Health is one of the most significant drivers of economic growth - each additional year of life expectancy raises a country’s Gross Domestic Product by approximately 4%
  • Companies investing in workplace health improve productivity, decrease absenteeism, reduce healthcare spending and retain employees
  • Corporate health activities strengthen relationships with communities and government policy makers
  • Improved health supports long-term economic growth and expands distribution channels in emerging markets

 Our Approach

  • We engage partners with common goals to agree  on mutual priorities and resource investments
  • With partners and local community, we identify activities that will contribute to improving health and development
  • We jointly fund activities with our partners
  • We monitor alliance activities and evaluate alliance activity results