Case Study Of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is the largest pharmaceutical company in Asia. This company has been making headlines due to its benevolence and effective charity. Takeda identifies CSR-related material issues through discussion with the communities formed by global enterprises, international NGOs and institutions involved in healthcare worldwide, including other global pharmaceutical companies, while referring to internal management strategy and management resources.

The Takeda-Plan Healthcare Program

Takeda joined the United Nations Global Compact program in 2009 prompting the start of the Takeda-Plan Healthcare Access Program. The program seeks to improve the health of children in Asia. The Takeda-Plan program operates in China,
Takeda aims to develop and alleviate the healthcare conditions in the rural African third world counties of Nigeria, Tanzania and Senegal. The program in Nigeria, focussing on eradication of HIV/AIDS sponsors workers to train the natives in sanitation and healthcare so that patients can receive healthcare in their own communities. In Tanzania, the focus is on eradication of Malaria, especially for women and babies, who are most at risk. A project to distribute insecticide net vouchers is currently underway, utilizing financing from the Global Fund. The plan also aims to treat tuberculosis in the germ infested and crowded areas of rural Tanzania.

Global Community Involvement:
At Takeda, each company around the world focuses on its immediate surroundings and buikds relationships with NPO’s and NGO’s to help focus on local problems by creating a better understanding of the surroundings and local needs.

United States:
Ever since 2005, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America (TPNA) has been undertaking initiatives to restore educational and residential facilities. TPNA has partnered up with Rebuilding Together, to restore buildings and homes in low income areas. Over the years, employees have volunteered more than 6,700 hours to help a total of six schools and more than 4,000 students in the Chicago land
The recipients of the grants are reviewed annually, and this year eight were selected to receive donations. These projects were chosen by the Civil Society Initiative Fund (CSIF), a NPO that manages the “Takeda Well-Being Program” through funding from Takeda.
Spain:
Takeda, in Spain, supports the Theodora Foundation, an NPO running the world’s largest hospital clown organisation. The project was developed in Madrid, Barcelona and Canarias and has helped 300,000 children to date. The project expands the activities of hospital clowns from hospital room visits to accompanying the children to surgery. This emotional support for the children frees up medical staff to concentrate.

Other Initiatives:
Takeda runs several other medical CSR projects around the world. These are wide ranging and vary