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UST Global, PATH To Support Global Health Initiatives
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The first project UST plans to support is a three-year, statewide routine immunisation project that will take place in immunisation project.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008:
UST Global, a provider of IT services and solutions for Global 2000 enterprises, has made a commitment to provide both funding and volunteers for several immunisation projects that will be launched and managed by PATH, an international nonprofit organisation that works in more than 70 countries to improve global health.
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"Being involved in something greater than ourselves and helping people less fortunate are two values that bond together the shareholders of UST," said Sajan Pillai, CEO, UST Global. "In searching to make a greater global impact with our resources, we have decided to partner with PATH as the conduit for our philanthropic initiatives. It is a wonderful organisation whose values align well with core UST values."
"We are very pleased to be partnering with UST Global as PATH continues its vital work in India," said Dr Christopher J. Elias, president and CEO, PATH. "The company’s valuable support will help to extend the reach of important vaccines to children and protect them from illness. In addition, UST Global’s corporate philanthropy efforts are a great model for how businesses and non-governmental organisations like PATH can work together to improve global health."
For its first projects, UST has selected two upcoming PATH immunisation programmes aimed at assisting women and children in India. UST Global employees have initiated a volunteer fund-raising drive that will coincide with a corporate donation to make a positive impact on these programmes.
The first project UST plans to support is a three-year, statewide routine immunisation project that will take place in western India. Similar to PATH’s work in Andhra Pradesh, this immunisation project will be conducted in partnership between PATH and a state government. The project is scheduled to commence in January 2009.
In September 2008, the state government of Kerala, India, in collaboration with the government of India and PATH, will conduct a programme to immunise children ages one to five against Japanese encephalitis (JE) — a brain disease that kills thousands of children every year and disables many more.
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