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news.Johnson & Johnson has announced the establishment of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute to improve diabetes care by providing training on the latest practice standards, new diabetes tools and technologies and reimbursement solutions to physicians, nurses, physician assistants and diabetes educators around the globe.
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Former acting US surgeon general and public health expert, Kenneth Moritsugu, will serve as the institute’s chairman. The institute is part of a new effort to address the growing epidemic of diabetes. Johnson & Johnson affiliates will invest the necessary resources to open and operate new state-of-the-art instructional facilities worldwide, starting with Japan in 2007 and the US, China and France by mid-2008.
Dr Moritsugu, institute’s chairman, said: “In sheer numbers and the costs in human suffering and money spent on health care, diabetes has reached crisis proportions around the globe. At a time when the annual direct health care costs for diabetes worldwide are estimated to be at least $232 billion, new strategies are needed to raise the level of care for people with diabetes, including stepped-up education and hands-on training of health professionals working at the local level.”
Don Casey, Johnson & Johnson company group chairman, said: “The Institute is a response from the Company to this challenge. Through this Institute, Johnson & Johnson is determined to arm those on the front lines in delivering diabetes care with the latest information and practical skills so they can help their patients live healthier, longer lives.”