STAMFORD, Conn., June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Americares, in
partnership with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), has
presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Mylan, in
recognition of its outstanding commitment to increasing access to
health care around the world. Mylan is among Americares most
dedicated and longstanding supporters, providing pharmaceutical
products for the organization's health programs for people affected
by poverty or disaster.
Americares President and CEO Michael J.
Nyenhuis presented the award today at HDA's Business and
Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs. Americares and HDA
created the Power of Partnership Award in 2005 to recognize
HDA-member pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution
organizations that have shown exceptional dedication to expanding
access to health care for disadvantaged populations.
"Mylan is one of our most reliable and committed supporters,
providing monthly product donations that improve health and save
lives all over the world," Nyenhuis said. "Whether we are providing
medicine to disaster survivors or bringing quality health care to
remote areas around the world, Mylan is always there."
Mylan has supported Americares for nearly 30 years, providing
more than $670 million worth of
medicine for patients in need. Americares delivers Mylan products
to a network of 4,000 health centers worldwide, as well as health
facilities treating disaster survivors. In recent years, Mylan
supported Americares responses to the 2015 Nepal earthquake as well
as the 2017 hurricanes. For Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria
alone, Mylan donated $5 million in
quality medicine.
"Supporting our communities by providing access to much-needed
medicine when disasters strike is a critical way for Mylan to help
ensure that the health and wellbeing of families are addressed
during times of crisis," said Mylan CEO Heather Bresch. "We are extremely proud of our
long-standing partnership with Americares and the work we've been
able to achieve together to give back to communities around the
world over the past three decades. We are humbled and honored to
receive this year's Power of Partnership Award and look forward to
partnering with Americares for decades to come."
"Power of Partnership honorees display an extraordinary
commitment to providing access to medicines in the most critical
situations," said HDA President and CEO John M. Gray. "HDA, together with Americares,
congratulates Mylan for their generosity and dedication in ensuring
vulnerable populations receive the care they need, when they need
it."
About Americares
Americares is a health-focused relief
and development organization that saves lives and improves health
for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares
reaches an average of 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states with
life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies.
Americares is the world's leading nonprofit provider of donated
medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit
americares.org.
About the Healthcare Distribution Alliance
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) represents primary
pharmaceutical distributors — the vital link between the nation's
pharmaceutical manufacturers and more than 200,000 pharmacies,
hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics and others
nationwide. Since 1876, HDA has helped members navigate regulations
and innovations to get the right medicines to the right patients at
the right time, safely and efficiently. The HDA Research
Foundation, HDA's non-profit charitable foundation, serves the
healthcare industry by providing research and education focused on
priority healthcare supply chain issues. For more information,
visit www.hda.org.
About Mylan
Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new
standards in healthcare. Working together around the world to
provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we
innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service
excellence a habit; do what's right, not what's easy; and impact
the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing
portfolio of more than 7,500 marketed products around the world,
including antiretroviral therapies on which more than 40% of people
being treated for HIV/AIDS globally depend. We market our products
in more than 165 countries and territories. We are one of the
world's largest producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Every member of our approximately 35,000-strong workforce is
dedicated to creating better health for a better world, one person
at a time. Learn more at Mylan.com. We routinely post information
that may be important to investors on our website at
investor.mylan.com.
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