AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2011

Strategy and PerformanceaborationImproving health is a tough challenge. As tough asworld poverty and other big challenges like globalfood supply, energy and the environment.Despite all the advances in recent decades, majordiseases are on the increase.We know that AstraZeneca has a key role to play intackling these challenges with medicines that makea real difference.We also know that we cannot work in isolation ifwe are to deliver medicines that people reallyneed and value. So we work closely with all ourstakeholders to understand their needs andperspectives and how we can combine forcesto achieve a common goal – improved health.AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2011 Health Collaboration 27