1、Annual Report 2015BRINGING HEALTHCARE HOMESwitzerlands well-developed network of home healthcare workers is helping cope with an aging population.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE13THE CHALLENGE OF REVERSING THE RISE IN OBESITY A weight reduction program in one US state is helping tackle the growing problem of
2、 obesity.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE75FIGHTING THE BIGGEST KILLER OF YOUNG CHILDRENAn army of health workers is guarding Bangladeshi children from the deadly scourge of pneumonia.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE23IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN RURAL VIETNAMThe rise of chronic disease will require getting more m
3、edicines to more people in less-developed countries.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE109 PRIMING THE BODYS OWN DEFENSES AGAINST CANCERScientists are developing a new personalized T-cell therapy that could alter the course of cancer care.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE43 MAKING CLEAR VISION A PERSONAL MISSIONVolunteer s
4、urgeons are bringing the gift of sight to some of the worlds poorest people.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE139 PHOTO ESSAYS Our mission is to discover new ways to improve and extend peoples lives.We use science-based innovation to address some of societys most challenging healthcare issues.We discover and de
5、velop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible.We also aim to provide a shareholder return that rewards those who invest their money,time and ideas in our company.OUR MISSIONNovartis Annual Report 2015|1A LIFE DEDICATED TO FIGHTING MALARIANurse Agnes Ak
6、oth has spent three decades on the front line against this deadly disease in Kenya.p STORY STARTS ON PAGE61Cover image:Dr.Chang As Xinh,37,updates records in his office at a community hospital in northeast Vietnam.Dr.Xinh is one of just 15 doctors who deliver medical care to more than 40 000 mostly