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Our BD Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Overview

Made for what’s next after COVID-19

BD is a purpose-driven company, advancing the world of health™ by developing medical devices and sophisticated technologies that doctors, nurses, pharmacists, researchers and caregivers rely on to improve patients’ lives. We’ve helped the world face down viral diseases for decades, from polio, smallpox and measles to HIV and the annual flu—and most recently, COVID-19.

When healthcare professionals and their patients needed a partner they could trust in the face of the greatest healthcare challenge in generations, we answered the call with a comprehensive suite of technologies and solutions essential to everything from discovery, diagnosis and treatment to preventing the spread of COVID-19. Today, the capabilities, expertise and global reach of BD are greater than ever. Our resources and relentless commitment to innovation are why we’re made for what’s next, and we’ll continue developing solutions so patients may receive exceptional care in every setting around the world. 

Challenges

How we addressed the most pressing challenges

Learn More About our Efforts and Contributions

Enabled return to the workplace

Multifaceted testing capabilities and advanced disease monitoring capabilities were necessary to safely restart our economies.

Our information and data technologies help health systems assess data on test results, drug inventory, hospital utilization trends and more to help form a picture of risks and responses.  As we look ahead to what’s next, our technologies can help detect microbiology patterns and potential outbreaks, including the possible re-emergence of COVID.

 Learn more about COVID-19 testing

Made for what’s next in health

Supported a global community of giving

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When COVID-19 challenged communities globally, BD and its associates stepped up and responded to unprecedented needs for philanthropic and volunteer support.

BD and the BD Foundation have issued nearly $2.5 million in philanthropic grants and product donations to non-profit partners that worked to protect the most vulnerable communities and individuals from the pandemic’s spread and negative impacts. 

Learn about our philanthropic response: