About the CARES global health access initiative
We’re committed to making our world a better place, which is why we launched CARES (Cellular Analysis Retroviral Evaluation Systems) in 2015 to support the fight against HIV/AIDS and related coinfections, including HIV-associated malignancies such as leukemias and rare lymphomas, in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Our mission is to help maximize equitable global health access through shared value investment in LMIC. To achieve this mission, we work with numerous like-minded partners, including non-governmental organization (NGOs), academic institutions, international organizations, policy organizations and the Ministry of Health.
Leveraging our position as a leader in biomedical life sciences, we’ve collaborated with global healthcare leaders to develop breakthrough HIV monitoring solutions that contribute directly to the treatment process.
To date, our company has:
- Pioneered flow cytometry diagnostic testing technology for HIV/AIDS (starting in the 1980s)
- Provided more than 50 million HIV tests
- Provided over 2,500 oncology tests for hematologic malignancies
- Donated nearly $500,000 in financial support to various community organizations, academic institutions, and National Health Laboratory Service in East Africa
- Introduced CD4 count testing for use in labs that lack access to flow cytometry technology
- Offered the only World Health Organization-approved, automated, high-throughput CD4 testing solutions for centralized laboratories in high-burden HIV settings.
The CARES initiative—including an annual CARES Award—is driven by shared values for health equity and greater access to essential testing in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
We participate through the development of innovative solutions for the monitoring of CD4+ lymphocytes. Our simple, robust and sustainable tests have been made available to millions of patients and allow health departments to channel more funds toward better treatment programs or other programmatic priorities.
Photo credit: Charles Kiyaga
Learn More
Through our CARES Initiative, we continue to partner with the scientific community to expand critical resources. If you’d like more information, including collaboration opportunities, please contact us.
NOTE: We’ll add recently created video(s) (filmed in Indy) when they are available in December.
Video footage includes partners from Africa, Riley Children’s Hospital – Terry Vik … and Steve Kusick (Burkitt’s Lymphoma Africa), who discuss work on blood cancers (some HIV-associated).
