Health

At ExxonMobil, we know that investing in health means supporting human welfare at its core.  We strive to make investments that remove health obstacles, which are often preventable, from daily life and facilitate the path of development abroad.  We support programs that build health care capacity at the community level, promote research and advocate for awareness and support.  In 2008, ExxonMobil worldwide health contributions totaled almost $21.9 million, with more than $19.2 million benefiting communities outside of the United States.

ExxonMobil has had a presence in Africa for over 100 years and we have felt first hand the devastating human toll malaria has on communities. Since the inception of the Africa Health Initiative in 2000, we have committed over $50 million to support efforts to fight malaria through disease prevention, control and treatment programs. In 2008, we awarded $14 million in grants that support projects such as NetsforLife. Based on the success of our support in Angola, ExxonMobil supported the launch of NetsforLife in 2008 to fight malaria in Nigeria. The distribution of long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets has provided assistance to nearly 550,000 people in Angolan and Nigerian communities with a high prevalence of reported malaria cases. Research shows that when three-quarters of the people in a community use the nets, the incidence of malaria infection decreases, along with a 90 percent reduction in the actual mosquito population. Through 2008, NetsforLife has distributed 1 million bed nets in 15 African nations and estimates that these bed nets have saved the lives of about 27,000 children.

 In the United States, we focus on research related to environmental and community health, as well as on education and outreach programs in pediatric asthma.  In Africa and other parts of the developing world, ExxonMobil provides support to local hospitals and clinics to meet the health needs of patients.  In Angola, we funded the construction of a new health center in Andulo and a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Viana.  We provided drugs and medical equipment to hospitals and health centers in Lagos and Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.  We provided funding to the Nadezhda Fund in Russia which provides health care for orphans.  In Sakhalin, we upgraded emergency facilities in Okha, Yazhno City and DeKastri hospitals.  With Dallas-based non-profit partner MediSend International, ExxonMobil provided basic medical equipment to health facilities in Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Kazakhstan.