Current Projects Since their inception over ten years ago, the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have seen unprecedented support from individuals, organisations and governments from around the globe. In all that we do we focus our energies on the areas in which we can use our expertise and add value. Fighting disease and improving health will play a major role in enabling the global community to achieve these ambitious goals, and healthcare companies as especially well placed to help answer this. Aligned with Roche's core business goals of improving human health and finding sustainable solutions, our contributions can make a lasting impact on global health, changing the lives of individuals and communities. Through our commitment to developing innovative medicines and diagnostics, we aim to help patients live longer, better lives, and through specific initiatives Roche is contributing towards the global drive to achieve each of the eight goals. Activities that are enabling us to do this span the areas of: Sustainable patent and pricing policies Education, training, knowledge-transfer and capacity building Partnerships with governments, NGOs and other organisations R&D into diseases with high unmet medical need In all that we do we focus our energies on the areas in which we can use our expertise and add value. These range from humanitarian and social projects centered mainly in the world's Least Developed Countries, to initiatives to increase access to medicines and diagnostic tests globally. Here is a summary of how our programmes contribute to those goals: