Elsevier to support MSF through 'The Great Giveback' campaign

ElsevierNov 10 2010

Percentage of revenues from MD Consult subscriptions sold in Nov.-Dec. to go to medical relief organization which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that it will contribute to Doctors Without Borders/M-decins Sans Fronti-res (MSF) through 'The Great Giveback' campaign, providing medical assistance and support to numerous people around the world.

Elsevier will donate 10 percent of its revenue to MSF for all subscriptions to MD Consult, Elsevier's premier electronic clinical reference tool, purchased between Nov. 15 and Dec. 31, 2010. In 2009, a similar campaign brought in more than 350 subscriptions worth over $120,000.

"MSF is grateful to Elsevier for supporting our relief efforts for a second year in a row," said Jennifer Tierney, Director of Development, MSF-USA. "With the generosity of Elsevier and the people who purchase MD Consult subscriptions during this campaign, MSF will be able to provide assistance to people in war-torn countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, or in the wake of natural disasters such as the recent earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan."

Elsevier is committed to advancing global healthcare through timely, accurate clinical knowledge and data. MSF aid workers operate programs in more than 60 countries, from Cambodia, Guatemala and Armenia, to Burundi, Brazil and Bosnia. Elsevier, in turn, has 7,000 employees working in more than 70 offices worldwide and a track record of partnership with global science and health communities in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and the U.S.

"The outcome from last year's campaign was so successful that Elsevier wanted to continue to help enhance care and improve outcomes for patients who need it," said Randy Charles, Managing Director, Global Clinical Reference, Elsevier. "By supporting MSF again through 'The Great Giveback,' Elsevier is working towards fulfilling its global healthcare mission of building insights and breaking boundaries while making a positive impact to the healthcare community. We hope this campaign will continue to be successful this year."