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Chiesi Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded as an expression of the social responsibility of Chiesi Farmaceutici. The Foundation aims to support local development programs to reduce neonatal mortality rates in French-speaking countries of sub-Saharan Africa and improve the health of patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases in the Global South. The Foundation supports international scientific research and develops programs to transfer medical-scientific knowledge at the local level and to strengthen families in the healthcare process, promoting sustainable development and local community ownership. Founded in Parma (Italy) in 2005 and operational since 2010, the Foundation currently operates in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Chiesi Foundation è un'organizzazione filantropica fondata come espressione della responsabilità sociale di Chiesi Farmaceutici. La Fondazione mira a supportare programmi di sviluppo locali per ridurre il tasso di mortalità neonatale nei paesi francofoni dell'Africa subsahariana e migliorare la salute dei pazienti affetti da malattie respiratorie croniche nel Sud del mondo. La Fondazione supporta la ricerca scientifica internazionale e sviluppa programmi per trasferire conoscenze medico-scientifiche a livello locale e per rafforzare le famiglie nel processo di assistenza sanitaria, promuovendo lo sviluppo sostenibile e la proprietà delle comunità locali. Fondata a Parma (Italia) nel 2005 e operativa dal 2010, la Fondazione oggi opera in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Repubblica Centrafricana, Etiopia, Guyana, Costa d'Avorio, Nepal, Perù, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo e Uganda.

27/10/2026

When the first attempt to resuscitate a newborn failed, Marcel Adony Anon reached for a laryngeal mask. He had learned the technique shortly before, during a neonatal resuscitation training supported by the Paolo Chiesi Foundation, and had never used it on a baby. The paediatrician in the room paused to watch, as this approach is usually reserved for paediatric intensive care or specialised emergency units. It worked, and the baby survived.

Marcel has been Head Nurse of the neonatology department at Saint-Coeur de Clouétcha Hospital in Côte d’Ivoire since July 2022. He organises the ward, leads the team in caring for newborns and handles resuscitation when every second counts, while supporting mothers through what is often a difficult journey. For him, that day wasn’t about doing something exceptional. It showed how training can make a real difference, both for newborns and for the professionals who care for them.

Marcel sees the results across the whole department. New skills and the right equipment have made the team more confident and their daily work faster and better organised. Quality of care has improved, the mortality rate is falling, and other local health facilities are turning to the unit more and more often. For the team, that growing trust means a lot.

23/10/2026

For fifteen years, Bérénice Ametepe has cared for newborns as a nurse in the neonatology ward of CHU-MEL Hospital in Cotonou, Benin. She has seen neonatal care change over time, and in recent years she has seen it change through the NEST Model.

Her days begin with the basics. She coordinates the care of the babies in the ward and makes infection prevention a daily priority, starting with hand hygiene. She works with her colleagues to make sure every newborn is fed properly, and she takes time to talk with mothers about skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding in the Kangaroo Care unit.

With the implementation of the NEST Model, her team's work has become more organized. Premature babies now have a nurse dedicated only to them, and every baby in the Kangaroo Care unit is seen by a health worker each day. Feeding protocols have been adapted to the most fragile newborns, and training in neonatal resuscitation has helped the team respond faster from the very first minutes of life.

For Bérénice, the most important change is the role of mothers. When they are present and involved in daily care, it makes a real difference for their babies.

Skilled staff, clear organization, and mothers at the center of care: in her experience, this is what improves newborn survival.

21/10/2026

For five days in Limuru, Kenya, the next generation of African respiratory researchers came together. 58 respiratory health professionals and researchers from 14 African countries, selected from 88 applications, came together for the ATS Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research (MECOR) Africa Program, organised by the Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) from 5 to 9 October.

It was a week of hands-on learning, from research methods to spirometry, guided by experienced faculty mentors. A new workshop also explored the links between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Participants presented their own research projects and received feedback that helped them sharpen their work and the way they communicate it.

This year, 14 of the 28 faculty members are MECOR graduates themselves, now back to pass on what they learned. This is how the program grows future educators and research leaders, building local expertise and a lasting research community across Africa.

For the second year in a row, the Paolo Chiesi Foundation is proud to support Africa and the next generation of African researchers working to strengthen respiratory health.

19/10/2026

Over the past two months, Policlínico SANTA RITA, our local partner in Peru, has led a series of activities under the GASP Model, from raising awareness and preventing chronic respiratory diseases to strengthening diagnosis and respiratory care in local communities.

The Policlínico team met with more than 235 students from several educational institutions to talk about how to prevent respiratory diseases, recognize the symptoms, and seek the right medical care.

They also held sessions with 49 health professionals and staff from the Independencia and Santa Rosa health centers, focusing on identifying patients, referral pathways, and the importance of patient education and follow-up.

At Quillabamba Hospital, a spirometer has been installed and local staff trained to use it, giving the facility greater capacity to assess lung function and diagnose respiratory diseases.

And in Quico, a community in the Q’eros area, a health campaign brought essential care directly to 145 people.

Prevent, diagnose, treat: this is how, together with Policlínico Santa Rita, we keep strengthening the management of chronic respiratory diseases in Peru.

16/10/2026

For the smallest and most fragile babies, a strong start depends on skilled teams and care that keeps families at the center.

That's why we've renewed our partnership with CHU-MEL in Cotonou, Benin's national referral hospital for mother and child health, as part of our NEST Model for quality, family-centered newborn care.

Our first year together laid solid foundations: 25 doctors and nurses trained, new equipment in the neonatal unit, and a safer space for . In 2025, the unit cared for 2,601 newborns, 180 of them in Kangaroo Care with their parents.

Now, we're taking the next step. The team will keep building its skills in newborn resuscitation, infection prevention, bubble CPAP, and high-flow oxygen therapy. Two doctors and two nurses will also spend 12 days at CHU-Treichville in Abidjan, home to Côte d'Ivoire's National Kangaroo Mother Care Center. There, they'll learn alongside experienced teams and deepen their Kangaroo Care practice, then bring that knowledge back to their colleagues at CHU-MEL.

New phototherapy devices and multiparameter monitors will also help the team care for the most fragile newborns.

Stronger skills, knowledge that stays and grows, and the right tools: this is how the NEST Model turns quality newborn care into everyday practice.

14/10/2026

Global aid fell by 23.1% in 2025, the steepest drop on record (OECD). That makes one question more urgent than ever: how do proven, affordable innovations actually reach the mothers and newborns who need them?

At the World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin, the Paolo Chiesi Foundation, Chiesi Group, and PMNCH (the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health) brought governments, the private sector, UN agencies, and implementers together to work on an answer. The roundtable opened with remarks from Rajat Khosla, who moderated the discussion, followed by contributions from Linda Storari and Massimo Salvadori. Khosla also presented the draft of a shared roadmap: concrete actions to help these innovations scale, each with a clear owner.

Drawing on 15 years of experience in Francophone Africa, the Paolo Chiesi Foundation highlighted a key lesson from its work with small and sick newborns: quality of care is a matter of equity. Scaling impact means strengthening locally owned systems for continuous quality improvement, helping healthcare teams translate global standards into practical improvement plans, using data to track progress and adapt, and ensuring families are at the centre of care.

As Salvadori put it: “Philanthropy should fund flexibly, catalyze, and de-risk. Governments must set the priorities, mobilize the resources—and be accountable for the results.”

Read more: https://www.paolochiesifoundation.org/en/world-health-summit-2026/

12/10/2026

In 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted the first resolution dedicated to lung health. The next step is translating this global commitment into concrete action at the country and health-system level.

This was the focus of "The World's First Lung Health Resolution: Mobilising a Network of Advocates in Africa," a two-day meeting held in Nairobi last week and organized by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS). Alessandra Folcio, our Respiratory Health Program Manager, represented the Paolo Chiesi Foundation alongside advocates, policymakers, clinicians and organisations working for lung health across the continent.

The discussion started with risk factors, from air pollution and climate to to***co and ni****ne. It then moved to the gaps that still keep people from care: late diagnosis, limited access to treatment, and the need to train more health workers. The discussion also highlighted that policies work when they are integrated, and advocacy works when it is shared.

These priorities are closely linked to our GASP (Global Access to Sustainable Pulmonology) Model, which helps health systems in resource-limited settings prevent, diagnose, and manage chronic respiratory diseases.

Better lung health needs stronger health systems, and stronger coalitions to build them.

09/10/2026

We bring resources, expertise and ideas to the communities we work with in the Global South. What we don't want to bring is a European answer to someone else's challenges.

That tension came with us to Cap Roig, where Philea's Funders International Network for Development (FIND) brought together foundations, EU institutions and development partners for two days. And we weren't the only ones carrying it. Session after session, the same question came back: what does a changing world ask of European philanthropy?

On Monday evening, our Managing Director Massimo Salvadori moderated The Long Game, a fireside conversation with Filippo Addarii, Co-founder and Managing Partner of PlusValue and a leading voice in European social innovation for over twenty years. Massimo's questions went to the heart of it: where does real systems change come from, and can foundations truly shift power while still holding the money? Then the conversation opened up to the whole room.

Thank you to Philea and the FIND network for two days of open and honest exchange.

Photo Credit: Fundación "la Caixa"

05/10/2026

We're back, and we can't wait! 🎉

After an amazing first run for Benin in 2026, the Paolo Chiesi Foundation is thrilled to return to the Milano Relay Marathon 2027 as Silver Partner. This year, every kilometer will support "A Healthy Start for Burkina Faso", our project to improve neonatal care at Saint Camille Hospital in Ouagadougou, helping newborns begin their lives with the care they deserve.

Our goal? €30,000 for the hospital, and we know we can reach it together! 💪

Grab your running shoes and join our team: tackle the full marathon or share the fun of a relay with friends, family, or colleagues. As a fundraiser, you'll turn every step into something meaningful and enjoy one of the most vibrant days of the year in Milan.

With 25 relay teams and 15 marathon bibs available, places won't last long. And remember: every step you take in Milan can help a newborn take their first breath in safer hands. ❤️

Let's make this our best run yet! Sign up now 👉 https://www.paolochiesifoundation.org/en/milan-marathon-2027/

02/10/2026

The first minutes of a newborn's life can decide everything. In Ouagadougou, two hospital teams chose to prepare for them together.

During the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Days, staff from Saint Camille Hospital and CHU de Bogodogo joined forces to lead hands-on training sessions in neonatal resuscitation. Midwives, nurses, and doctors practiced side by side with AIR devices provided by the Paolo Chiesi Foundation, sharing techniques and experience and building the confidence that matters most when every second counts.

This is what a growing perinatal network looks like. As hospitals connect at the regional and national level, knowledge travels faster, the health system becomes more efficient and capable, and local institutions and communities take ownership of the care of mothers and babies.

It's the change the NEST Model is built to support, and Burkina Faso is turning it into everyday practice.

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