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BD (NYSE-Listed BDX), The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the Stop TB Partnership visit the NYSE in honor of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis and the urgent need to improve its diagnosis. In honor of the occasion, Edward J. Ludwig, BD Chairman, President, and CEO, Dr. Giorgio Roscigno, CEO of FIND, and Jorge Sampaio, Former President of Portugal and First UN Special Envoy to Stop TB ring The Closing Bell®.
BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) is committed to making much needed medical technology available on an affordable and sustainable basis to quickly and effectively diagnose tuberculosis in developing nations. BD regularly collaborates with several leading global health organizations, including FIND, to identify and implement sustainable solutions to improve patient care in these regions.
BD
BD, a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people’s health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. The Company’s capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world’s most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey , BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.
FIND
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) is a non-profit Swiss foundation based in Geneva . Its purpose is to support and promote the health of people in developing countries by sponsoring the development and introduction of new but affordable diagnostic tools for poverty related diseases through public-private partnerships. FIND’s current donors include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the European Union and the Dutch Government. FIND is ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified. For more information: www.finddiagnostics.org
Stop TB Partnership
The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem and ultimately to realize a world free of TB. It comprises a network of more than 700 international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, and nongovernmental and governmental organizations that have expressed an interest in working toget her to achieve this goal.
For more information: www.stoptb.org
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