Access to Healthcare
We are committed to collaborating with our partners to be first on scene in times of crisis with high-quality product and resource donations; to improving access to healthcare through public and private partnerships; and to recognizing and celebrating health systems providers and public health research that advance clinical practice and expand patient treatment.
Product Donations
Baxter supports global health projects in partnership with Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC) with product donations and volunteer teams that help to pack Humanitarian Medical Kits. HPIC equips Canadian volunteers and medical missions, works with humanitarian organizations to stock clinics and hospitals, mobilizes emergency medical relief and builds local capacity. Every year HPIC and its global network of partners provide treatment to about 800,000 children and adults in vulnerable communities in 50 countries. Baxter has supported community health projects, mother-child health projects and special requests with product donations valued at over $1 million Canadian1.
Baxter International Foundation Prize Programs
William B. Graham Prize
The William B. Graham Prize acknowledges the national or international contributions of health services researchers who apply analytic methods to examine and evaluate the organization, financing, and/or delivery of health services.
Awarded annually, the $50,000 prize is administered by the Association for University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).
Episteme Award
The Episteme Award recognizes outstanding research conducted by a nurse. The purpose of the award is to reward nurses who make exceptional contributions to the healthcare field.
The $15,000 award is given once every two years and is administered by Sigma Theta Tau, the nursing honor society.