(Justmeans.com / CSR News) - Non-profit Pharmaceutical Company Chosen as One of Nation's Top 10 Social Enterprises. OneWorld Health and nine other groundbreaking social enterprises were singled out for their bold and timely ideas and for innovative thinking

San Francisco, CA USA - December 2, 2008

The Institute for OneWorld Health, the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with neglected infectious diseases in the developing world, today announced it has been selected to Fast Company Magazine's 2008 Social Enterprises of the Year Honor Roll. 

OneWorld Health and nine other groundbreaking social enterprises were singled out for their bold and timely ideas and for innovative thinking that can transform lives and change the world.

“We are honored to be included among the country's leading social enterprises and appreciate Fast Company and the selection committee for recognizing our efforts to provide safe, effective and affordable drugs for the world's most impoverished communities,” said Dr. Richard Chin, OneWorld Health's CEO.

Fast Company's Social Enterprise of the Year Honor Roll appears in the magazine's December 2008/January 2009 issue and online here.

In addition to OneWorld Health, other Social Enterprise Honor Roll honorees are: The Academy for Urban School Leadership, Acumen Fund, Civic Ventures, DataDyne, Do Something, Enterprise Community Partners, HopeLab, Husk Power Systems and Mercy Corps.

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About the Institute for OneWorld Health
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first US nonprofit pharmaceutical company, develops safe, effective and affordable medicines for people with neglected diseases of the developing world. The Institute for OneWorld Health, headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) US corporation. (http://www.oneworldhealth.org/). Media resources are available at http://www.oneworldhealth.org/media/index.php/