Through our partnership, we are providing critical support to children and communities in emergencies around the world.

GSK has contributed over £8.2 million since 2013, helping Save the Children’s emergency teams to respond to over 544 emergencies.

GSK has also provided vital support and expertise for Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit, meaning children in crisis can get the urgent healthcare they need without delay.

Responding to emergencies

When a disaster hits and children are fighting to survive and rebuild their lives, Save the Children’s teams need to be able to act fast. Since 2013, GSK has been supporting Save the Children’s Emergency Fund to respond to large scale crises, as well as those that don’t hit the headlines. Having flexible funds ready means that when a crisis happens, they can get children and their families the support they need without delay.  

In 2021, support from GSK and other partners helped Save the Children respond to emergencies in 53 countries reaching 17 million people, including 10 million children

Ukraine crisis spotlight 

When the conflict in Ukraine escalated in early 2022, GSK employees stepped up to show incredible solidarity and support. They raised an outstanding £185,000 for the Emergency Fund to support Save the Children’s response in Ukraine and nearby countries. 

Support for the fund enabled Save the Children to kick-start and expand their response across the region. They are supporting families impacted by the crisis and working alongside local partners to provide food, hygiene items, fuel and blankets, as well as cash, psychological support and safe spaces for children to play and relax when they cross into nearby countries.  

The Emergency Fund also supports children in forgotten or long-term crises, such as Yemen, Afghanistan or East Africa. By supporting the fund, GSK employees are helping children facing disasters to get the support they need – no matter where they grow up.

The Emergency Health Unit

Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit provides lifesaving healthcare for children caught up in disasters, conflicts and fast spreading disease outbreaks, often in the most difficult and dangerous places.  

GSK provided critical initial funding to launch the Emergency Health Unit in 2015. This helped to build its capability to rapidly deploy teams in humanitarian crises and provide immediate and life-saving treatment for children.  

Since 2015, the Emergency Health Unit has responded to over 40 emergencies, supporting more than 4,000,000 people. It has also trained more than 10,000 health workers

Global Covid-19 crisis spotlight

When the Covid-19 crisis hit in early 2020, GSK and Save the Children used the expertise, trust and flexibility of the partnership to launch a £1.5 million Covid-19 Fund. This enabled us to adapt and support our global programmes (including in Nigeria, Yemen and Ethiopia) so they could continue delivering essential health activities when they were needed most.   

GSK also supported Save the Children’s Covid-19 Global Appeal, which helped their teams to respond to the impact of the pandemic on children’s lives around the world. And GSK employees raised over £369,000 to help provide essential healthcare, food, and cash to families in need. 

GSK’s supply chain and procurement experts also supported Save the Children to identify, procure, and transport critical health supplies, equipment, and medicine. 

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