Novo Nordisk has provided diabetes treatment to over 5.5 million underserved patients as of 2022

Globally, type 1 diabetes affects more than 1.2 Mn young people under the age of 20, with 184,100 new cases every year⁴. Diabetes is 17% more prevalent in rural areas². In these areas, children lack access to insulin, and blood glucose monitoring, and are often misdiagnosed by doctors^2,3,4. Diabetes is the 7^th leading cause of death in the US⁵. Despite this, the country's insulin cost is the highest (USD 98.7) among 32 countries⁶.

Novo Nordisk is a global provider of diabetic drugs⁹. In 2022, it has extended access to diabetes treatment goods to over 5.5 Mn individuals through its access and affordability initiatives, constituting ~15% of the 36.3 Mn people reached by its diabetic drugs^14;p7.

In 2009, Novo Nordisk launched the "Changing Diabetes® in Children" program in partnership to help children in low and medium-income areas who are dealing with type 1 diabetes¹. The program provides free medicines, and equipment to children up to 25 years old^12,4. As of 2022, it established 360+ diabetic clinics in rural areas and provided over 24,000 healthcare personnel with training on type 1 diabetes in children⁴. It also donated over 3.8 Mn vials, pens, or cartridges, benefitting 41,000+ children in 26 countries⁴.

In the US, Novo Nordisk provided $37 billion in sales discounts and rebates in 2022, amounting to 75% of its US gross sales^14;p16. An example of this is the Patient Assistance Program (PAP), through which it provided free insulin to 63,000 diabetic patients in the US who have an annual household income at or below 400% of the poverty level^14;p16. Studies show that PAP members are 30% less likely to quit insulin¹¹.

Further, the Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation, in partnership, has helped diagnose and re-test over 44,800 people in low and middle-income countries with haemophilia (a rare blood disease), and trained 57,200 professionals (2005-2023)^15,14;p95.

Novo Nordisk has facilitated access to healthcare & training to over 5.5 Mn underserved people.