Press Releases

2009
November

11/3/09	President of Tanzania and the Abbott Fund Dedicate Modern Emergency Medical Department
11/2/09	Abbott Saving 1 Billion Gallons of Water Annually

October

10/29/09

Abbott Receives Sustainability Award for Continued Efforts to Protect the Environment in Illinois

September

9/30/09	Abbott Cuts Use of Oil and Coal by 35 Percent
9/16/09	Abbott Expands Use of Sustainable Packaging as Part of Global Environmental Efforts
9/3/09	Abbott Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for Fifth Consecutive Year

July

7/30/09	Abbott Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Role of Private Sector in Advancing Science Education
7/21/09	Labs Are Vital™ Announces Winners of 2009 National Video Contest to Highlight Careers in Lab Sciences
7/20/09	Chicago Students to Get Lessons on Diagnostic Testing from the "Unsung Heroes" of the Clinical Lab Profession

May

5/12/09

Government of Tanzania and the Abbott Fund Dedicate the First in a National Network of Modernized Laboratories

April

4/27/09

Abbott Highlights Strong Corporate Responsibility Performance with Release of 2008 Global Citizenship Report

February

2/23/09

Abbott Employee Giving Sets New Records for Employee Participation and Total Donations

2008
December

12/1/08

Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbott Call for Greater Prevention, Testing and Treatment on World AIDS Day

October

10/10/08

Abbott and Abbott Fund Expand Commitment to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Afghanistan

August

8/29/08	Abbott Fund to Build First Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinic in Tanzania
8/6/08	New Podcast Series from Abbott for People Living with Crohn's Disease

July

7/28/08

Abbott Fund and the Government of Tanzania Celebrate Milestone in Strengthening Nation's Health Care System

June

6/27/08	Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Abbott Bring "I Stand with Magic" Program: Part of the Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS to Facebook Community
6/24/08	Abbott and Partnership for a Drug-Free America Launch "Not In My House" to Help Parents Secure Their Homes from Teen Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse
6/9/08	Now Playing: Spike Lee Stands with Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Cookie Johnson and Abbott to Launch National PSA Campaign
6/3/08	New Abbott Aluvia® Tablet for Treatment of HIV Available in South Africa
6/2/08	Abbott Releases 2007 Global Citizenship Report Highlighting Strong Commitment to Access to Health Care

May

5/19/08

Abbott Contributes to Disaster Relief Efforts in China and Myanmar

April

4/30/08

Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Abbott Bring "I Stand With Magic Program," Part of the "Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS" to Washington, D.C.

February

2/26/08	Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Abbott Bring "I Stand With Magic Program: Part of the Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS" to Miami
2/13/08	On Valentine's Day, Abbott Urges Women to Take Heart with Launch of 'Faces of Heart Disease' Exhibit to Raise Heart Health Awareness
2/1/08	Abbott 'Goes Red' to Educate Chicago-Area Women About Heart Disease

2007
December

12/12/07	Abbott and HealthReach Increase Access to Health Care for Lake County's Uninsured With Newly Expanded Free Clinic
12/4/07	Abbott Sets Aggressive Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12/1/07	Cookie Johnson and Abbott Bring "I Stand With Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS" to Los Angeles to Educate African-American Women on HIV/AIDS
12/1/07	Ugandan Children Are Among the First to Receive Abbott's Lower-Strength Aluvia (lopinavir/ritonavir) Tablet

November

11/30/07	The Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbott Expand Focus of 'Campaign to End Black AIDS' to African-American Women in 2008
11/21/07	Abbott Employees Give Back to Local Communities This Holiday Season
11/15/07	Abbott Partners with Operation Smile to Support 40 Medical Missions in 25 Countries
11/14/07	Update to Abbott's Statement on the Filing in Thailand of the Lower-strength Kaletra/Aluvia® Tablet Suitable for Pediatric Use