Access to Healthcare

Baxter’s philanthropic arm, The Baxter International Foundation, focuses on increasing access to healthcare worldwide. Grant recipient Projecto Arrastão provides dental care and education to children in the Campo Limpo region of São Paulo, Brazil.

Improving access to healthcare is a global challenge. The issue is especially challenging in developing countries, where poor infrastructure, political instability, poverty, lack of education, restrictive regulatory environments, and inadequate availability and affordability of medical products can all limit access. Addressing this challenge requires cooperation among governments, non-governmental organizations, corporations, medical professionals and others.

Baxter works to improve access to healthcare globally through: