In 2001, he founded the "PharmAccess Foundation", a non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam which aims to improve access to HIV/AIDS therapy in developing countries, and he served as chairman until his death.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ðə "fˈɑːɹm ˈæksɛs faʊndˈeɪʃən", ɐ nˈɑːnpɹˈɑːfɪt ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən bˈeɪst ɪn ˈæmstɚdˌæm wˌɪtʃ ˈeɪmz tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ˈæksɛs tʊ ˌeɪtʃˌaɪvˈiː slˈæʃ ˈeɪdz θˈɛɹəpi ɪn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ kˈʌntɹiz, ænd hiː sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.