- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Breaking Down Barriers to Health Care Access for Women and Children https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/96071?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/96071?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/96071?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Breaking Down Barriers to Health Care Access for Women and Children&body=ESG News from Pfizer https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/96071?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Sustainable Development Goals](/CSR-News/sustainable-development-goals) # Breaking Down Barriers to Health Care Access for Women and Children Aug 10, 2017 12:30 PM ET Campaign: [Pfizer Corporate Responsibility: Individual Voices](/news/campaign/pfizer-corporate-responsibility-individual-voices) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Pfizer-CR_Grants_FB-03-071717_cm.jpg) For nearly 65 years, the Pfizer Foundation has been making important global health contributions around the world. This includes investments that support innovative approaches to breaking down barriers to health care access for women and children in low-resource communities, ultimately advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 for Gender Equality. Through our Women and Children’s Health portfolio, the Pfizer Foundation provides grants to organizations to help improve access to immunization and family planning services. The portfolio includes initiatives to: - Improve immunization coverage for children in difficult-to-reach populations in Cambodia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Philippines, Uganda and Zambia. An example includes providing health workers with mobile technology to register children and help track vaccination schedules in real time - Launch pilot programs in Malawi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Benin and Kenya that integrate immunization delivery and family planning services in an effort to improve access to information and care for women and children in the developing world The Pfizer Foundation is also looking at ways to integrate care across the healthcare systems and find efficiencies in providing health care services for women and children. For example, in Malawi we are [partnering with Save the Children](http://www.pfizer.com/news/featured_stories/featured_stories_detail/pfizer_foundation_supports_save_the_children_in_malawi) to provide family planning at the same sites where women are bringing their children for vaccinations. Learn more about the Pfizer Foundation’s global health strategy: *The Pfizer Foundation is a charitable organization established by Pfizer Inc. It is a separate legal entity from Pfizer Inc. with distinct legal restrictions.* [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Pfizer_Logo_Color_RGB.png)](/profiles/pfizer) ### More from Pfizer ###### [Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic](/news/pfizer-and-pfizer-foundation-donate-40-million-charitable-grants-expand-product-access-and) Apr 6, 2020 2:55 PM ET ###### [Supporting Rural Communities on International Day of Rural Women and Beyond](/news/supporting-rural-communities-international-day-rural-women-and-beyond) Oct 15, 2019 10:00 AM ET ###### [Pfizer’s Three Virtues Initiative Strives to Transform African American Health and Wellness](/news/pfizers-three-virtues-initiative-strives-transform-african-american-health-and-wellness) Oct 10, 2019 12:40 PM ET ###### [The Pfizer Foundation Announces 20 Grants Focused on Strengthening Health Systems to Combat Infectious Disease](/news/pfizer-foundation-announces-20-grants-focused-strengthening-health-systems-combat-infectious) Aug 20, 2019 12:50 PM ET ###### [Pfizer’s Vaccine Research & Development Program Applies Transformative Science to Help Protect People of All Ages](/news/pfizers-vaccine-research-development-program-applies-transformative-science-help-protect) Aug 6, 2019 11:00 AM ET ###### [Making Strides in the Responsible Manufacturing of Antibiotics](/news/making-strides-responsible-manufacturing-antibiotics) Jul 1, 2019 1:25 PM ET ###### [Unleashing the Power of Our Colleagues Around the World](/news/unleashing-power-our-colleagues-around-world) Jun 27, 2019 1:00 PM ET ###### [Pfizer Utilizes Framework to Enable Quicker, More Effective Response to Major Societal Issues](/news/pfizer-utilizes-framework-enable-quicker-more-effective-response-major-societal-issues) May 13, 2019 12:00 PM ET