MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 05, 2008
Key learnings from ongoing SECURE THE FUTURE initiatives to be
presented at International AIDS Conference in Mexico City
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:
BMY) and the Bristol-Myers
Squibb Foundation announced today the launch of the SECURE
THE FUTURE®
Technical Assistance Program (TAP), an innovative skills transfer
initiative designed to enable communities in countries severely affected
by HIV/AIDS to optimize the delivery of services for the comprehensive
treatment and management of HIV. The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP
empowers community-based groups and individuals to identify needs and
implement solutions, harness and strengthen their resources and build
capacity to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of community
outreach programs.
The new SECURE THE FUTURE TAP represents a consolidation of
successes, experiences and learnings from nine years of SECURE THE
FUTURE, the largest corporate philanthropic commitment of its kind
to fight HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Since its launch in 1999, the
program has grown to a $150 million commitment in 12 African countries
with special emphasis on community treatment support programs, care for
children and building infrastructure. Learnings from SECURE THE FUTURE-supported
community programs will be shared in a skills-building workshop and
meet-the-expert presentations during the International AIDS Conference
in Mexico City this week.
“Bristol-Myers Squibb’s
SECURE THE FUTURE has worked with community partners in Africa
over the past nine years to develop new approaches to respond to the
AIDS epidemic in hard-hit communities where resources are limited,”
said Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation President John Damonti. “The
substantial work of our team and partners in implementing HIV services
to date has provided us with unique perspectives on what works and what
needs to be done differently. This new Technical Assistance Program
represents a further evolution of our commitment to building practical
and sustainable solutions that address the real needs of both healthcare
professionals and beneficiaries.”
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP deploys a faculty of more than 50
experts to work alongside community-based groups and individuals and
provides highly customized assistance based on the unique unmet needs
and priorities of its recipients. The faculty is comprised of program
managers, field workers, researchers, practitioners in the care of
orphans and other vulnerable children, community mobilization and
capacity building, and experts in the fields of monitoring and
evaluation, food security, income-generating activity, governance and
financial management. SECURE THE FUTURE provides full support for
the deployment of itsTAP faculty members, the tools used and the
services delivered.
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP replicates the lessons, experiences and
successful models of SECURE THE FUTURE and encourages social
entrepreneurship to optimize sustainability. Partners are equipped with
the skills and resources to cascade new skills to others. In addition,
the SECURE THE FUTURE network is able to link non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) to
appropriate partners to apply for seed funding for initiatives.
“With the Technical Assistance Program, we aim
to further facilitate a ‘bottom up’
approach to defining needs, and to designing and implementing
interventions that are tailored to local realities. Our support for
social entrepreneurship adds a new dimension that we hope will help
communities and families ensure financial security and sustainability,”
said Phangisile Mtshali, director of Bristol-Myers Squibb, SECURE THE
FUTURE, Southern Africa.
To apply to the new SECURE THE FUTURE Technical Assistance
Program, interested participants should submit applications via the Web
site www.securethefuture.com.
Programs should be aligned to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
mandate of bridging health gaps and addressing disparities. Priority
will be given to entities seeking to integrate and leverage
community-based resources to support HIV/AIDS treatment, care and impact
mitigation. Priority will also be given to applicants that champion
social entrepreneurship.
SECURE THE FUTURE at the International AIDS Conference
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP complements the SECURE THE FUTURE
Manual: Seven Steps to Involve the Community in HIV/AIDS Treatment
Support Programs (First Edition), an implementation tool that
provides practical, step-by-step guidance on integrating community
mobilization and support services with medical care for people living
with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings. This Thursday, at the
International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, SECURE THE FUTURE
representatives will conduct a skills-building workshop to share with
NGOs and CBOs operational tools and lessons from the manual. SECURE
THE FUTURE grantees will also share successes and key learnings from
their programs throughout the conference at the Bristol-Myers Squibb
exhibit booth.
About Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission
is to extend and enhance human life. For more information visit www.bms.com.
CONTACT: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sonia Choi
cell: +1 609-213-6015
office: +1 609-252-5132
sonia.choi@bms.com
Key learnings from ongoing SECURE THE FUTURE initiatives to be
presented at International AIDS Conference in Mexico City
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:
BMY) and the Bristol-Myers
Squibb Foundation announced today the launch of the SECURE
THE FUTURE®
Technical Assistance Program (TAP), an innovative skills transfer
initiative designed to enable communities in countries severely affected
by HIV/AIDS to optimize the delivery of services for the comprehensive
treatment and management of HIV. The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP
empowers community-based groups and individuals to identify needs and
implement solutions, harness and strengthen their resources and build
capacity to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of community
outreach programs.
The new SECURE THE FUTURE TAP represents a consolidation of
successes, experiences and learnings from nine years of SECURE THE
FUTURE, the largest corporate philanthropic commitment of its kind
to fight HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Since its launch in 1999, the
program has grown to a $150 million commitment in 12 African countries
with special emphasis on community treatment support programs, care for
children and building infrastructure. Learnings from SECURE THE FUTURE-supported
community programs will be shared in a skills-building workshop and
meet-the-expert presentations during the International AIDS Conference
in Mexico City this week.
“Bristol-Myers Squibb’s
SECURE THE FUTURE has worked with community partners in Africa
over the past nine years to develop new approaches to respond to the
AIDS epidemic in hard-hit communities where resources are limited,”
said Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation President John Damonti. “The
substantial work of our team and partners in implementing HIV services
to date has provided us with unique perspectives on what works and what
needs to be done differently. This new Technical Assistance Program
represents a further evolution of our commitment to building practical
and sustainable solutions that address the real needs of both healthcare
professionals and beneficiaries.”
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP deploys a faculty of more than 50
experts to work alongside community-based groups and individuals and
provides highly customized assistance based on the unique unmet needs
and priorities of its recipients. The faculty is comprised of program
managers, field workers, researchers, practitioners in the care of
orphans and other vulnerable children, community mobilization and
capacity building, and experts in the fields of monitoring and
evaluation, food security, income-generating activity, governance and
financial management. SECURE THE FUTURE provides full support for
the deployment of itsTAP faculty members, the tools used and the
services delivered.
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP replicates the lessons, experiences and
successful models of SECURE THE FUTURE and encourages social
entrepreneurship to optimize sustainability. Partners are equipped with
the skills and resources to cascade new skills to others. In addition,
the SECURE THE FUTURE network is able to link non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) to
appropriate partners to apply for seed funding for initiatives.
“With the Technical Assistance Program, we aim
to further facilitate a ‘bottom up’
approach to defining needs, and to designing and implementing
interventions that are tailored to local realities. Our support for
social entrepreneurship adds a new dimension that we hope will help
communities and families ensure financial security and sustainability,”
said Phangisile Mtshali, director of Bristol-Myers Squibb, SECURE THE
FUTURE, Southern Africa.
To apply to the new SECURE THE FUTURE Technical Assistance
Program, interested participants should submit applications via the Web
site www.securethefuture.com.
Programs should be aligned to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
mandate of bridging health gaps and addressing disparities. Priority
will be given to entities seeking to integrate and leverage
community-based resources to support HIV/AIDS treatment, care and impact
mitigation. Priority will also be given to applicants that champion
social entrepreneurship.
SECURE THE FUTURE at the International AIDS Conference
The SECURE THE FUTURE TAP complements the SECURE THE FUTURE
Manual: Seven Steps to Involve the Community in HIV/AIDS Treatment
Support Programs (First Edition), an implementation tool that
provides practical, step-by-step guidance on integrating community
mobilization and support services with medical care for people living
with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings. This Thursday, at the
International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, SECURE THE FUTURE
representatives will conduct a skills-building workshop to share with
NGOs and CBOs operational tools and lessons from the manual. SECURE
THE FUTURE grantees will also share successes and key learnings from
their programs throughout the conference at the Bristol-Myers Squibb
exhibit booth.
About Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission
is to extend and enhance human life. For more information visit www.bms.com.
CONTACT: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sonia Choi
cell: +1 609-213-6015
office: +1 609-252-5132
sonia.choi@bms.com