{"id":3660087,"date":"2024-11-20T14:37:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?post_type=news_item&#038;p=3660087"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:37:38","slug":"merck-foundation-heightens-focus-on-advancing-equity-in-cardiac-care-across-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"news_item","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/news\/merck-foundation-heightens-focus-on-advancing-equity-in-cardiac-care-across-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Merck Foundation Heightens Focus on Advancing Equity in Cardiac Care Across the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RAHWAY, N.J., Nov. 20, 2024 \u2013 The Merck Foundation (Foundation), a private charitable organization funded by Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is committing $17 million over five years (2025-2030) to support the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care (Collaborative), a new initiative to help advance equitable access to high-quality care for people with heart conditions in underserved U.S. communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Collaborative aims to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transform the delivery of primary care by promoting person-centered approaches to meet the medical and social needs of people living with heart conditions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build sustainable community partnerships to address barriers to cardiac care;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve health outcomes and quality of life for people living with heart conditions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disseminate findings and lessons learned to improve the delivery of cardiac care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Collaborative, the Foundation will work to advance health equity by investing in programs that help to build stronger health systems and address systemic barriers to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Merck Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Merck Foundation (Foundation) is a U.S.-based, private charitable organization. Established in 1957 by Merck, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, the Foundation is funded entirely by the company and is Merck\u2019s chief source of funding support to qualified non-profit charitable organizations. Since its inception, the Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support important initiatives that address critical global health and societal needs that are consistent with Merck\u2019s purpose: to save and improve lives around the world. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\">merck.com\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media Contacts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Josephson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(203) 914-2372<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:robert.josephson@merck.com\">robert.josephson@merck.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAHWAY, N.J., Nov. 20, 2024 \u2013 The Merck Foundation (Foundation), a private charitable organization funded by Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is committing $17 million over five years (2025-2030) to support the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care (Collaborative), a new initiative to help advance equitable access [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bdl_company_name":[],"bdl_item_external_link":[],"inpsyde_pem_expiration_date":[],"inpsyde_pem_expiration_action":[],"footnotes":""},"tags":[290],"class_list":["post-3660087","news_item","type-news_item","status-publish","hentry","tag-company-statement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - 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