Takeda is committed to creating corporate value by developing outstanding pharmaceutical products and conducting corporate citizenship activities.
Takeda India’s CSR initiatives highlight our efforts to support the communities within which we operate and our progress in becoming a more responsible corporate citizen by driving inclusive growth, social equity, and sustainable development.
From December 2023 to March 2023, Takeda India partnered with UN Global Compact Network India (UNGCNI) for a CSR project to develop and launch a country-specific capacity building package on 'Digital Health Enterprise Planning' for health professionals by adapting World Health Organization’s digital health contents. This package is available for Ministry of Health and Academic Institutions to utilize it for skill upgrading program of healthcare workers.
From December 2022 to September 2023, Takeda partnered with Save The Children (Bal Raksha Bharat) to improve nutritional outcomes among pregnant and lactating women, under-five children, and adolescents through system strengthening and community empowerment. The program provided district-level technical assistance to the Government, built the capacity of frontline workers and promoted nutrition and health services in the community through the promotion of home-augmented diet, optimum infant and young child feeding practices, forming community groups, development of information, education and communication (IEC) tool kits, testing and treatment of anemia, etc. Through the course of the program, over 100 frontline workers were trained towards change communication for anaemia and nutrition. About 5,000 young mothers participated in awareness sessions aimed towards the betterment of nutritional outcomes for their children, and over 1,400 adolescent girls were screened for anaemia through the T3 (Test-Treat-Talk) camps.
In March 2022, Takeda India partnered with the Indian Cancer Society for Cancer Mukt Dilli program to provide Cancer Awareness and Screening to vulnerable EWS populations in selected underserved areas. Under this project, 30 awareness generation, and cancer screening camps were organized over a period of one year reaching 3000 people. Through awareness generation campaigns, the potential outreach was over 2,00,000 people, with 3000+ beneficiaries screened for cancer. More than 80 beneficiaries had precancerous symptoms, which were addressed due to early-stage detection.
In FY 20 and FY 21, when the COVID-19 pandemic was alarming, Takeda decided to contribute a significant amount to the PM Cares Fund to support the Government of India in its endeavour to fight against this novel virus.
From March 2019 to March 2020, Takeda partnered with Khushii-Kinship for humanitarian social & holistic intervention, a not-for-profit organization, to create general health awareness. Our efforts included preventive healthcare measures, training and building the capacity of caregivers and healthcare professionals and liaising with local institutions to provide a conducive environment for holistic health management. The project was undertaken in Mukundpur area in New Delhi, India. Over the span of a year, multiple health awareness workshops were conducted for over two thousand six hundred (2600) participants, including community dwellers and primary school students. Capacity building of forty (40) anganwadis workers and all associated workers were undertaken to develop the front-line workers in the community. Nearly two hundred and forty (240) youth were trained and placed as general duty attendants at various healthcare facilities to improve the standard of care for patients.
