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Health is a major focus of our company — the health of our employees and the health of our consumers. It is also one of the main focuses of our social responsibility programmes.
Our companies are involved in a wide range of projects designed to improve health. These include AIDS counselling and education programmes, sponsoring sporting events and teaching people about the importance of oral hygiene, good nutrition and heart health.
"It started as a small lump on my throat and gradually swelled to the size of a melon".
"My work for Unilever Argentina makes me feel useful and gives me the opportunity to work with other people in the same situation." says 57- year-old Marta Zampaglione, who has been blind since 1992.
Road safety experts regard driver fatigue as one of the biggest killers on Australia’s roads. In some states fatigue is estimated to contribute to nearly a fifth of fatal accidents.
With 20 doctors to every 100 000 people, many Bangladeshis have little access to doctors. In the remote delta regions, a Unilever-sponsored hospital ship is bringing medical treatment to those that need it.
Meeting the needs of the residents of Heliopolis, the biggest slum in São Paulo.
After months without a rain cloud in the sky, the long spring rainy season comes as a relief to East Africans. Less welcome is the lightning. Every year, many people are injured and sometimes even killed by lightning flashes – a regular accompaniment to the monsoon storms.
Through our partnership with the World Dental Federation, Unilever is helping to ensure better oral care for children.
On 9 December 2004, Unilever signed an agreement with UNICEF to work together towards making a measurable difference to childhood mortality by 2015.
Diarrhoea causes over two million deaths a year. Handwashing with soap and water can reduce diarrhoeal diseases by up to 48%.
India has enjoyed considerable success in recent years, but inequalities of opportunity still exist. One area is in health care. In the remote province of Assam, we are supporting mobile clinics to bring health services to local communities.
As part of the Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger, Unilever has teamed up with over 30 companies to help the government take action against hunger in rural areas in Kenya.
Every year 80 000 Kenyans die from AIDS-related diseases. Most of them are under 30 years old.
Ten years ago, if you were born in Nigeria, there was a more than one in ten chance you wouldn't make it to your fifteenth birthday.
Unilever Nigeria is working with NGO Sightsavers International to help prevent the disease trachoma, a leading cause of blindness in the developing world.
"Some people think I am wrong even to talk about AIDS. For me it has become my life's work."
A clean, flushing toilet is something that many take for granted in the 21st century.
Sri Lanka prides itself on being a multi-faith society. The Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Hindu religions are all represented in this small island state.
It may come as a surprise that in the USA, the world's richest country, one in eight people still live below the official poverty level.
