ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE INSTITUTION HAS DEVELOPED A GLOBAL INITIATIVE (ST. JUDE GLOBAL) TO IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL RATES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC DISEASES WORLDWIDE. ST. JUDE GLOBAL ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, HELPING TO IMPLEMENT NEW APPROACHES TO TREAT PEDIATRIC CANCER GLOBALLY, AND DEVELOPING REGIONAL NETWORKS COMMITTED TO ERADICATING CANCER IN CHILDREN. THIS MISSION WILL BE ACHIEVED BY FOCUSING ON THREE OVERRIDING GOALS: (1) TO TRAIN THE CLINICAL WORKFORCE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET OUR MISSION, (2) TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PATIENT-CENTERED INITIATIVES THAT ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND NON-MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGICAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DISEASES, AND (3) TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE IN GLOBAL PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY THROUGH RESEARCH TO SUSTAIN A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AROUND THE GLOBE. THESE INITIATIVES ARE SPEARHEADED BY ST. JUDE EXPERTS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AT OUR PARTNER SITES.THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER, LAUNCHED IN 2018 BY ST. JUDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHO AND GLOBAL COLLABORATORS, AIMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN CHILDHOOD CANCER OUTCOMESWHERE SURVIVAL IS BELOW 30% IN MANY LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES COMPARED TO OVER 80% IN HIGH INCOME SETTINGS. THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO RAISE GLOBAL SURVIVAL TO AT LEAST 60% BY 2030 BY STRENGTHENING COUNTRIES' ABILITY TO DELIVER QUALITY CANCER CARE AND ELEVATING CHILDHOOD CANCER AS A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PRIORITY. STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS SECTORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE ACCESS, CAPACITY, AND COORDINATED ACTION FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER WORLDWIDE.THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD CANCER MEDICINES IS A MAJOR EFFORT LED BY ST. JUDE TO ENSURE LIFESAVING CANCER TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND HIGH QUALITY FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE. BACKED BY A $200 MILLION ST. JUDE INVESTMENT AND BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHO, UNICEF, AND PAHO, THE INITIATIVE IS RESTRUCTURING THE FRAGMENTED PEDIATRIC CANCER MEDICINE MARKET TO HELP ACHIEVE GLOBAL SURVIVAL GOALS. PILOT DELIVERIES BEGAN IN 2025, WITH ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES NOW ONBOARDING AS THE PROGRAM SCALES TOWARD REACHING 120,000 CHILDREN WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS.GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT BOTH THE MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL LEVELS ARE OFFERED THROUGH A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, LLC, TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS TO PROBE THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, DEVELOP NOVEL THERAPIES AND TRAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN WITH CATASTROPHIC DISEASES.