Why Work Together
Consider a funder trying to battle a disease that’s prevalent mainly in poor countries. Controlling the disease involves not only identifying an effective treatment but delivering that treatment to millions of people, many of them living in rural areas without regular access to clinics or medical professionals. In one case, a foundation persuaded a pharmaceutical company to donate millions of doses of a new, highly effective, and easy-to-administer medicine for use in disease-control programs in selected countries where the disease was endemic. The grantmaker then worked with the national health ministries in those countries to improve their systems for training health workers, administering the medication, and educating the public about the treatment regimen and disease prevention. Together, using their combined expertise and resources, the foundation and the pharmaceutical company were able to ensure that the medicine was distributed effectively.
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This takeaway was derived from Working with the Business Sector.
