Johnson & Johnson announced the company has donated $100 million of medtech products since 2020 to help people across the globe access the care needed to live, see, and smile.

The company also said it plans to contribute a further $20 million toward programs and impact investments that enable health workers to provide cardiac, vision, and surgical care in their communities this year.

The new funds are part of the J&J CareCommunity, a social impact platform that focuses Johnson & Johnson and the J&J Foundation to champion health workers and advance access to quality care. The company works alongside partners like Lions Clubs International Foundation, Operation Smile and the American Heart Association.

“With these efforts, we’re accelerating the work of J&J CareCommunity, partnering with global and local organizations to deliver new tools, training and sustained support that frontline care teams need to expand access to specialized care,” said Tim Schmid, executive VP and worldwide chairman of MedTech at Johnson & Johnson. “As a leader in medical technology, we know that delivering specialized care doesn’t just help people. It also fuels healthier communities, stronger economies and lasting change.”

The company aims to close care gaps by supplying medical tools and technologies to equip workers for specialized care. This includes restoring circulation, healing wounds, helping people see clearly again, and other life-changing care.

“Safe surgery gives children the chance to breathe freely, speak clearly, and move through life with confidence,” said Kristie Magee Porcaro, chief strategy officer of Operation Smile. “Yet too many still lack access to these essential procedures. By strengthening health systems and equipping local health workers and leaders, we help bring life-changing care closer to home, fostering resilient communities and creating a future full of possibilities”

Johnson & Johnson’s global partnerships

American Heart Association: Expanding access to CPR trainings for employees and communities, including a new hands-only CPR training kiosk at the Museum of Science in Boston, an innovative, interactive way for everyday people to practice lifesaving skills.

Global Surgery Foundation: Supporting surgical teams as a founding partner of the UN Global Surgery Learning Hub (SURGhub), and through a $1 million commitment to SURGfund to scale surgical systems in low- and middle-income countries.

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB): Elevating eye health on national agendas and strengthen health systems to accelerate progress toward the shared goal of ending preventable blindness by 2030.

MAP (Medicine for All People): Donating products, including sutures, intraocular lenses, bladder sounds, fistula scissors and catheter organizers, to equip health workers with the tools to deliver safe surgery in communities globally.

Operation Smile: Expanding access to safe surgery. What began with providing sutures has grown into a partnership that brings care and new smiles within reach, while equipping nurses with leadership and skills trainings, creating lasting change in local communities. 

SEE International: Helping medical teams and volunteers bring free sight-restoring surgeries to people living with cataracts.

Sight For Kids: Teaming up with Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to launch a program that connects children in low-income schools with comprehensive eye health screenings and care at no cost. SFK, with support from the J&J Foundation, has reached over 55 million students around the world. Now the program is training community health workers to reach more communities.