Johnson & Johnson has expanded its efforts to champion the nursing workforce and improve access to quality care for communities around the world. These efforts are part of J&J CareCommunity, a new social impact platform that focuses the resources and expertise of J&J and J&J Foundation to support nurses at every step of their career journey and strengthen health systems worldwide. The expansion aims to help address the global shortfall of nurses, which will reach approximately 4.5 million by 2030, driven in part by burnout and low morale, contributing to a significant gap in care and poorer patient outcomes.
“For healthcare to work, it takes nurses. They are leaders, innovators and changemakers within our health systems. J&J CareCommunity enables us to double down in our efforts to support nurses at this pivotal point. Together with our partners, we aim to equip nurses with the skills and support they need to drive meaningful change for patients around the world,” says Vanessa Broadhurst, executive vice president, global corporate affairs at Johnson & Johnson.
Flagship J&J CareCommunity programs advance solutions to elevate, empower, and equip nurses in collaboration with leading academic institutions, health organizations and local authorities. These programs include:
- Together with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Wharton Executive Education J&J is announcing the 2025 class of J&J Nurse Innovation Fellows, a groundbreaking, one-year, team-based fellowship for nurse leaders focused on nurse-led innovation and leadership to drive transformative change.
- Building on 25 years of impact, J&J Foundation and the Aga Khan University School of Nursing & Midwifery East Africa are continuing to expand opportunities for nursing education and leadership across East Africa. To date, the university has helped train over 3,500 nurses, significantly advancing healthcare across the region.
- Through its long-standing partnership with Operation Smile, the Nurse Leadership and Development Initiative is expanding access to safe surgical care by providing nurses with advanced clinical training and mentorship in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. To date, the initiative has trained 2,880 nurses from 24 countries, reaching more than 18,800 patients.
- A partnership between World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA) and J&J Foundation is doubling down on its impact after helping nearly one million nurses in more than 60 low-to-middle income countries access more than 70 million hours of training via low-bandwidth and digital platforms optimized for online learning.
- J&J has announced the J&J CareCommunity Employee Family Nurse Scholarship, a scholarship for J&J employee family members that builds on decades of scholarships and academic partnerships for students.
- In collaboration with Microsoft and SONSIEL, and with support from J&J Foundation, NurseHack4Health will continue convening nurse-led teams globally to innovate solutions for challenges in care delivery. The program has brought together over 5,500 nurses to date and will host its inaugural Hackathon with the International Council of Nurses at their bi-annual congress in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2025.
- Together with Brazil’s Federal Nursing Council (COFEN), J&J Foundation is supporting education and leadership development through CofenPlay, a first-of-its-kind digital platform that integrates more than 100,000 resources for more than one million registered nurses and supports the long-term resilience of Brazil’s nurses.
- Impact Ventures, an investment fund within J&J Foundation, is funding in scalable solutions that engage and equip nurses in Kenya to provide quality and affordable care, including Jacaranda Maternity, Penda Health, and South Lake Medical Center.
Johnson & Johnson has championed nurses since 1897. In 2002, the Company launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future, a multi-year, collaborative, $50 million initiative to elevate the reputation of nursing, recruit new talent, and support nurse educators across the United States. With the support of cross-sector partners, this campaign helped more than one million nurses enter the workforce, accounting for nearly one-fourth of the U.S. nursing workforce, and supported the growth and recognition of the nursing profession.
