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Climate-resilient health care: Our 2025 global CSR programs
We’re supporting four innovative initiatives designed to tackle climate-driven health challenges. Watch the two-minute video to learn more.
“When hospitals don’t have dependable electrical energy, whether it’s in the operating room, an anesthesia machine, in the intensive care unit with ventilators, then care cannot be delivered. We’re so proud this project was chosen – it’s going to do a lot of good.”
Those sentiments from Dr. Jose L. Pascual, president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, highlight the transformative potential of our new Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program. The project he refers to is aimed at bringing climate-resilient energy solutions to health facilities in Africa. He is just one of the global health organization leaders ready to make an impact after being awarded FY2025 funding. Watch the video to be inspired by their work and their words.
Each year, Takeda employees vote to select the innovative nonprofit organizations we’ll support through our flagship corporate giving program. This year, we’re supporting four new projects, each a multi-year commitment aimed at building climate-resilient health systems through innovative, sustainable approaches. Recognizing that climate change impacts health outcomes globally, Takeda Chief Global Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer Takako Ohyabu underscores the importance of these initiatives.
“Disruption from climate change threatens health care access and quality, increasing illnesses, malnutrition and other health threats, especially for vulnerable communities,” she says. “There are no quick fixes. That’s why we adopt the same long-term approach that has enabled our own evolution over the past 244 years.”
Here are our FY2025 commitments:
JPY 906 million (approximately USD 6.3 million) for International Medical Corps’ program, which aims to improve health for 5.6 million people by innovating climate-resilient supply chains in Kenya and Somalia.
JPY 1,500 million (approximately USD 10.4 million) in support of the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s work to protect the lives of 396,000 patients through climate-resilient energy innovation that ensures uninterrupted access to potentially lifesaving health care in The Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
JPY 1,024 million (approximately USD 7.1 million) for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)’s program, which aims to safeguard over 7.3 million frontline health workers and patients by establishing climate-resilient waste systems in Bangladesh.
JPY 1,212 million (approximately USD 8.4 million) for Vitamin Angels to help prevent child deaths and improve health outcomes for 12.1 million people through nationwide, evidence-based nutrition interventions in Indonesia.
These new programs bring our total contributions to JPY 33.4 billion (approximately USD 238.7 million) across 38 long-term partnerships. Since 2016, we’ve supported programs reaching over 21.1 million people across 93 low- and middle-income countries.
*Approximate amount is at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 144.17 JPY. Photo credit © Vitamin Angels, Muhammad Fadli
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