GSK to Donate Cancer Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will donate $1 million worth of Cervarix, its human papillomavirus vaccine, to the newly launched Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partnership, which aims to reduce deaths from women’s cancers.

The gift will make it possible to vaccinate more than 10,000 females against HPV, certain strains of which cause nearly all cases of cervical cancer.

GSK also will provide $50,000 to support the program’s operations. The partnership is led by the George W. Bush Institute, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and UNAIDS.

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