February 19, 2008 -The Pfizer Foundation announced a groundbreaking $33 million multi-year program to address the emerging challenges in cancer and tobacco control. The first round of the Global Health Partnerships grants has already been awarded to 15 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 26 countries around the world – from Algeria, China and Japan to Italy, Brazil and Argentina. The program reflects both the Pfizer Foundation and Pfizer’s global commitment to working with a diverse group of local NGO experts towards improving the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and reducing the disease’s incidence and burden.Cancer accounts for one in eight deaths globally– more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. In the 20th century, the tobacco epidemic killed 100 million people worldwide... Pfizer's Press Release-
