Colgate-Palmolive Company Announces Partnership With New Global Taskforce to Eliminate Dental Decay in Children
April 21 2006 - 11:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
Establishing Global Network of Oral Health Clinics to Honor
Company's 200th Anniversary NEW YORK, April 21, 2006
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its long- standing commitment
to improving oral health, the Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL)
today announced a partnership with a global taskforce established
by a World Health Organization (WHO) unit to help eradicate dental
cavities among children around the world. Colgate will partner with
the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce, a UK- based Collaborating
Center of the WHO, to establish 30 Oral Health Centers of
Excellence. These centers will implement child and parent education
programs internationally, providing critically needed preventive
dental services, conducting continuing education training for
dental health professionals and distributing 30 million tubes of
Colgate toothpaste over five years. Colgate will also support
creation of a global oral health network of national Chief Dental
Officers that will provide leadership training and hold conferences
to share resources and best practices. "Improving the oral health
of children has been a guiding principle at Colgate for
generations," said Colgate Chairman and CEO Reuben Mark. "This
partnership extends the oral health services of our global "Bright
Smiles, Bright Futures" program, already reaching 50 million
children worldwide each year, and joins us with important new
partners and resources in the fight against children's cavities."
The Global Child Dental Health Taskforce, launched in September
2005 by 40 Ministry of Health Chief Dental Officers and leading
dental authorities, aims to significantly improve child oral health
worldwide and to eradicate dental cavities in children within the
next 20 years. "Good oral health is a fundamental element of good
general health, yet the lack of access to oral care for underserved
children has reached an epidemic," said Professor Raman Bedi,
Director of the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce and
co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre and Kings College
London. "This partnership with Colgate and its health promotion
activities around the world will play a vital role in helping to
reach our goals." For nearly 100 years, Colgate has provided oral
health education and preventative treatment to children. Its
flagship program, "Bright Smiles, Bright Futures," establishes
partnerships between governments, dental professionals, education
professionals, schools and communities. *** About
Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer
products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home
Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200
countries and territories around the world under such
internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive,
Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex,
Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet
and Hill's Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about
Colgate's global business, visit the Company's web site at
http://www.colgate.com/. This press release (other than historical
information) may contain forward-looking statements. Actual events
or results may differ materially from those statements. Investors
should consult the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (including the information set forth under the
captions "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement on
Forward-Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005) for information about factors that could
cause such differences. Copies of these filings may be obtained
upon request from the Company's Investor Relations Department or
the Company's web site at http://www.colgate.com/. DATASOURCE:
Colgate-Palmolive Company CONTACT: Bina Thompson, +1-212-310-3072,
Allison Klimerman, +1-212-310-3770, both of Colgate-Palmolive
Company Web site: http://www.colgate.com/
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