The foundation also partnered with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a leading non-governmental organization in the United Kingdom (UK) working to protect children from abuse. According to NSPCC, each week, nearly 700 children considered to be at risk of abuse are added to the UK child abuse registry. The organization's mission is to prevent children from suffering significant harm as a result of cruelty, help protect children who are at risk of harm, and protect children from future harm. The $67,000 grant will allow the organization to expand therapeutic services for abused children in Hampshire, England, and offer more extensive outreach activities to bring services to a number of satellite clinics through partner organizations.

Additional organizations that received grants in the first quarter of 2006 include:


* Chameleon Association, Inc., to initiate a health and dental care assessment and treatment program for abused, neglected, abandoned or homeless children in Passi City, Iloilo in the Phillipines.

* Delta Health Center, established in 1965 as the first rural community health center in the United States, to support the center's launch of a rural health education outreach program in three counties surrounding Cleveland, Miss.

* Access Community Health Network, to help launch a new program to implement long-term strategies to increase immunization rates of nearly 15,000 low-income, medically underserved and uninsured children in Chicago.

A full listing of The Baxter International Foundation grants awarded in the first quarter of 2006 can be found at www.baxter.com/grants .

The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., helps organizations expand access to healthcare in the United States and around the world. The foundation, established in 1981, began to focus exclusively on increasing access to care in 2002 - particularly for the disadvantaged and underserved in and near communities where Baxter employees live and work.

Beyond its charitable giving, Baxter has been committed to advancing environmental stewardship and social responsibility for more than three decades. Baxter has been recognized by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for seven consecutive years. Baxter is a member of The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, the Business Environmental Leadership Council of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, the Chicago Climate Exchange, the U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders, the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association and Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. Baxter endorses the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) principles and is an organizational stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). To learn more about Baxter's sustainability initiatives, please visit www.baxter.com/sustainability.

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, assists healthcare professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex medical conditions, including cancer, hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease and trauma. The company applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives. For more information, please visit www.baxter.com.

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