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1 The Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Local Action, Global Impact World Bank Donor Forum Paris, France 20 May 2008 Patrizia Carlevaro Head, International Aid Unit Eli Lilly and Company

2 Facts & Figures  TB kills close to two million people every year  TB kills one person every 20 seconds  4600 people will die of TB by the end of today -- most of whom are in their most productive working years (ages 15 to 54)  2 billion people are infected with TB worldwide -- 1 in 10 will become sick with active TB  12 million people worldwide with HIV/AIDS-TB co-infection  One-third of AIDS patients die of TB, making TB the leading cause of death among AIDS patients  Nearly 500,000 of the 9.2 million new cases of TB every year are multidrug-resistant  China and India account for half the world’s MDR-TB cases  Highest MDR-TB incidences are in countries of the former Soviet Union

3  MDR-TB prolonged and complex treatment can result in poor patient compliance and development of drug resistance  Decline in worker productivity to the order of US$13 billion annually  Lilly has organized health professionals, businesses, academic institutions, and communities in a comprehensive US$135 million MDR-TB program Global MDR-TB Challenge: Businesses & communities at risk

4 Since 2003, Lilly has lead a comprehensive approach to fighting MDR-TB through MISSION: to combat the growing MDR-TB pandemic and to support the Global Plan to Stop TB. Awareness and Prevention Treatment, Training and Surveillance Research Transferring Technology Community Support and Patient Advocacy Reaching patients throughout the world

5 The Partners  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa  International Council of Nurses  International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies  International Hospital Federation  Harvard Medical School & Partners in Health  Hisun Pharmaceutical, China  Purdue University, USA  Results Educational Fund  Shasun Chemicals and Drugs, India  SIA International, Russia  Stop TB Partnership  TB Alert and TB Survival Project  U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention  World Economic Forum  World Health Organization  World Medical Association

6 Transfer of Technology  Share Lilly’s specific and general manufacturing knowledge  Create self-sustaining centers of manufacturing excellence capable of providing additional products and employment  Support reliable generic producers to ensure expanded multi-source availability of the two drugs  Offer manufacturing firms in MDR- TB “hot spots” (China, India, Russia, South Africa) the technology to produce two second line TB drugs  Technical training in manufacturing and Good Business Practices with the support from Purdue University  Provide Lilly staff on-site for technical assistance/training

7 Transferring Technology

8 360 degree approach: examples Healthcare Professional Education Program International Council of Nurses (ICN) Scope/reach: more than 13 million nurses worldwide  Sample 1 activity: Training of Trainers  Sample 2 activity: Development of framework and advocacy for TB and MDR-TB curriculum in nursing schools World Medical Association (WMA) Scope/reach: 7 million physicians worldwide  Sample 1 activity: Develop distance learning course for physicians addressing the clinical aspects of MDR-TB  Sample 2 activity: Conduct in-country training with local medical associations International Hospital Federation (IHF) Scope/reach: 50,000 hospital facilities worldwide  Sample activity: Development of MDR-TB control manuals and disseminated to 40,000 public and private hospitals and clinics

9 360 degree approach: examples Community Support and Patient Advocacy International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)  Sample activity: Community support to people living with MDR-TB to ensure better access to care and improved compliance Awareness and Prevention TB Survival Project and TB Alert  Sample activity: Patient-led initiative to raise awareness and engage patients and their families worldwide STOP TB Partnership  Sample activity: Advocacy and awareness campaign involving football star Luis Figo as goodwill ambassador Research and Development  Establishment of a not-for-profit early phase drug to integrate medicinal chemistry expertise from the pharmaceutical industry with academic expertise in chemistry, microbiology and TB (basic biology genetics and molecular biology)  Includes collaboration with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (Seattle, USA), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (USA), Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, etc.

10 TB and MDR-TB in the workplace Partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF)  Develop a Global Awareness Toolkit for Tuberculosis/MDR-TB in the Workplace and disseminate through WEF member companies  Provide educational material targeting employees and in-plant healthcare staff  Pilot-tested by the WEF in India and being adapted for other high-burden countries with large business communities Advocacy and awareness in the workplace Partnership with the Global Business Coalition (GBC)  GBC scope/reach: 220 cross-cutting multinational companies worldwide (e.g., Coca Cola Company, Citibank, General Motors, Deutsche Post World Net, L’Oréal, Siemens, etc.)  Distributed 400,000 card decks with TB awareness/advocacy messages in Beijing train stations (target: migrant workers) 360 degree approach: examples

11 Contact Information Dr Patrizia Carlevaro Head, International Aid Unit Eli Lilly and Company Geneva, Switzerland carlevaro_patrizia@lilly.com www.lilly.com www.lillymdr-tb.com


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