Adcock Ingram, through its corporate social investment initiative, Unite 4 Health, aims to support efforts to improve healthcare for disadvantaged South Africans.

Adcock Ingram is a wholly owned division of JSE listed Tiger Brands. Tiger Brands donates over 1% of post-tax profits to social investment.

Some key Unite 4 Health projects financed in 2006 and in 2007 include the following:

Red Cross Children’s Hospital:  In June 2006, Unite 4 Health donated R4m to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. This hospital is the only specialist centre dedicated to treating children of the African continent. At the hospital, Africa-specific research on children’s diseases and HIV/Aids improves not only the health of the children treated there, but also assists in the training received by doctors and nurses in this training hospital environment.

The Unite 4 Health donation will go towards a new modern theatre complex - Adcock Ingram/Unite 4 Health Operating Theatre - which will enable surgical teams to operate on 25% more children each year.

Heart of Soweto: Over 15 000 Soweto residents will take part in the Heart of Soweto project that aims to track the incidence of cardiovascular disease in a developing-world scenario. The study, the largest of its kind in Africa, was launched in January 2006. Unite 4 Health has committed R2 million in support of this study, led by Professor Karen Sliwa – head of the Soweto cardiovascular research unit at Chris Hani/Baragwanath Hospital in collaboration with experts from Australia and the United Kingdom.

The Heart of Soweto study has initiated the important task of better understanding and monitoring the emergence of heart disease in the Soweto population. Its significance lies in tracking the incidence of a disease often associated with increasingly affluent lifestyles in one of South Africa’s largest urban areas. As part of its support to the Heart of Soweto project, Unite 4 Health has also refurbished the cardiology unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Pimville Clinic: Unite 4 Health has pledged R500 000 towards renovating the clinic which services the Pimville area in Soweto.

Adcock Ingram Social Responsibility prior to Unite 4 Health

Prior to the launch of Unite 4 Health, Adcock Ingram supported a number of  programmes that ranged from health education initiatives through to sponsorships of capital projects such as the construction or refurbishment of homes for HIV-positive babies. Examples of projects include:

All Saints Hospital, Engcobo, Eastern Cape – The Adcock Ingram Children's Ward
In response to an initiative by President Mandela, a contribution of R1,3 million towards the construction and equipping of the Adcock Ingram Paediatric Ward at All Saints Hospital, Engcobo in a rural area in the Eastern Cape.  The Adcock Ingram Paediatrics Ward was formally opened by Nelson Mandela.

University of the Western Cape – Adcock Ingram Pharmacy Practice Laboratory
Adcock Ingram sponsored the construction of this laboratory at a cost of R1,2 million. The laboratory has become the most frequently used facility in the School of Pharmacy. In 2005 a further contribution was made to refurbish an area for post-graduate studies.

Mentor Programme for Rhodes University Pharmacy students
Adcock Ingram made a significant contribution to a mentor programme initiated at Rhodes University . The mentor programme aimed to facilitate socialisation of first year students to both the university and the pharmacy profession. It also provided development for the 2nd and 3rd year students who play the role of mentors.

Cause-related Marketing Campaigns

Cause-related marketing campaigns are based on developing a partnership with institutions such as the Avril Elizabeth Home and Cotlands

To date, Elizabeth Anne's has contributed R 1.5 million to the Avril Elizabeth Home.

In another initiative, Adco Generics developed a partnership with the Cotlands Home. This more recent partnership has resulted in a contribution of over R100 000 to Cotlands.