P&G Health India: CSR

P&G Health’s CSR program, P&G Health’s SEHAT, P&G Health’s commitment towards corporate sustainability program.

CSR.

As a responsible Healthcare Company,

Through our flagship CSR initiative 'SEHAT', P&G Health is committed to contributing towards building a healthier India.

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Projects under SEHAT include, but are not limited to Preventive Health, Community Health and Public Health interventions; Health Awareness, screening and education; Financial Support for Healthcare needs of marginalized & underprivileged communities; Capability-Building of Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Infrastructure and Healthcare Assistance as part of disaster relief and support.

Public Health Scholarship Program

India requires a massive public health workforce which can complement medical caregivers; supporting them to use limited resources efficiently, assist in better implementation of health policies and promote healthy behaviour.

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Help build a Public Health Cadre

To address India’s complex set of existing and emerging public health challenges.

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P&G Health Scholars at Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi

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‘P&G Public Health Scholarship’

For deserving students from socially & economically deprived communities seeking to pursue ‘Masters in Public Health’ (2 years on campus) across PHFI’s IIPH (Indian Institute of Public Health) Institutes.

Awarded to individuals who will work in India for a minimum period (2 years) after the course

In 2021-22 session, 74 new P&G Health Scholars initiated their careers in public health across five IIPH Institutes at Gandhinagar, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Shillong, and Bhubaneshwar. Since its inception, the program has benefited 167 bright and earnest young scholars.

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I want to thank you for awarding me this P&G Health scholarship and enabling me to focus on the very important aspect of public health.

— Jithender Nagapoori (P&G Health Scholar, IIPH Delhi, 2019-2021 Batch)

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SWASTHYA SAKHI PROGRAM

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in 2021, 21.83% of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Centres (SCs) functioned without doctors. Furthermore, 67.96% of Community Health Centres functioned without specialist doctors.

Access to affordable screening, diagnostics & epidemiological data continues to be a major hurdle in India. PHCs are still inadequate & ill-equipped for the millions at remote / underserved locations.

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Help Initiate a Maternal & Child Health Community Project

That can contribute to Employment, Entrepreneurship and Access to affordable screening, diagnostics & digital health

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Swasthya Sakhis empowered with the PHFI ‘Swasthya Sahayak’ devices in Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh

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‘P&G Swasthya Sakhis’ (Health Companions)

Empowered with PHFI’s Technological Innovation ‘Swasthya Sahayak’ - a portable/ backpack sized point-of-care info gathering & diagnostic tool, to seek & digitize health information of families including conducting diagnostics of pregnant women, & referring high-risk cases to Public Health Centres.

128 Swasthya Sakhis have reached out to 1500000 beneficiaries till date across Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 10000 pregnant women have been identified including 5000 high risk pregnancies.

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This technology by PHFI was named as one of the 6 game-changing innovations by Wall Street Journal.

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Goa Chapter launched by Hon. Minister Smriti Irani (Union Minister of Women and Child Development, and Textiles), Hon. Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant (Chief Minister of Goa), Hon. Minister Vishwajit P Rane (Minister of State for Health, Women and Child development, Skill Development, Industries, Trade and Commerce & Law and Judiciary), Dr. K Srinath Reddy (President- Public Health Foundation of India) and Mr. Milind Thatte (Managing Director – Procter & Gamble Health Limited)

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We are very excited to be working with P&G Health and PHFI to deploy this innovative program at ‘Health & Wellness Centres’ across Goa. Using the portable ‘Swasthya Sahayak’ device, frontline health workers and anganwadi workers will be able to digitize health information of families, conduct diagnostic tests for early detection of deficiencies, identify high-risk pregnancy cases for timely referrals, and help promote healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. Our teams at the Directorate of Health Services, and Department of Women & Child Development will be working together to extend all required support to PHFI to ensure effective project execution and impact.

— Honorable Minister Shri Vishwajit P Rane (Minister of State for Health, Women and Child development, Industries, Skill Development, Trade and Commerce & Law and Judiciary)

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YES TO POSHAN

Malnutrition is a complex public health problem with intergenerational repercussions.

According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NHFS-5), there was an increase in the prevalence of acute malnutrition in 16 out of 22 states and stunting in 13 out of 22 states among children < 5 years of age in comparison to NHFS-4. Furthermore, a significant proportion of women in the age group of 15-49 years are anaemic and have a low Body Mass Index (BMI).

High levels of malnutrition among children in India can be highly attributed to the poor nutrition of women before and during pregnancy. The urgent need to ensure adequate nutrition in women and children in India prompted the government’s Poshan Abhiyaan to reduce the incidence of stunting, undernutrition in children and anaemia amongst women and children.

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Complement the Government’s Efforts

Promote diet diversity and address challenges of limited or age-inappropriate diet amongst Pregnant and Lactating Women(PLW) , and children<2 years

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Project coordinator’s meeting with an Anganwadi worker

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YES TO POSHAN

A grass-roots behavioural change program across 5 villages in NTR district in Andhra Pradesh.

Interventions include a five-fold behaviour change campaign, surveys, growth monitoring, and capacity building of Anganwadi workers and Poshan Sakhis to promote diet diversity.

Over a period of 3 years, ~ 1200 Pregnant & Lactating Women and ~500 children will be covered under the program. Additionally, participatory learning and action initiatives would be rolled out to ~3000 women in the reproductive age group

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Combatting the problem of malnutrition and undernutrition in India requires collaborative action from different sectors, stakeholders and like-minded organisations. Under ‘Yes to POSHAN’ with P&G Health, it is our endeavour to sustainably increase diet diversity through community involvement and convergence with local Government schemes and self-help groups to maximise the impact on-ground.

— Dr. Rajan Sankar, Senior Advisor – Nutrition, Tata Trusts

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GIFT OF HEALTH PROGRAM (CHILDREN)

An estimated 370000 children stay in childcare institutions in India with only a small percentage getting adopted.

Improving children’s health & hygiene conditions at these CCIs is important towards ensuring a good base for development of children.

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To Support Health needs of children under Institutional Care

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Health Check-up Camps in progress

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P&G Health as a ‘Health Partner’ to CSA offering

Regular Health check-up camps twice a year at 40+ Centres

Distribution of Hygiene Kits & Sanitary Napkins with Awareness sessions on good hygiene and dental care practices

Treatment Contingency Fund provisioned in case of need of treatment support post diagnostics; jointly decided on case-to-case basis

Presently supporting ~2400 beneficiaries in the age group of 6-18 years residing at 56 CCIs across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Goa

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P&G Health volunteers at a Child Care Centre

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Good health is an indicator of good hygiene & balanced nutrition. We deeply appreciate the commitment from P&G Health in keeping our children healthy. With this support we have been able to conduct preventive health checks & provide individual hygiene kits for every child. PGHL employees have volunteered to support several health camps. Thank you for being our partner in serving some of the most vulnerable children who are under Institutional care.

— Anandhi Yagnaraman, CEO, Catalysts For Social Action

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GIFT OF HEALTH PROGRAM (ELDERLY)

Today there are an estimated 100 million elders in India. Of them 90 million still need to work to survive, 55 million sleep hungry and affording quality medical care is a far dream for most. People in the age group of 80 years of age and older are suffering from chronic ailments such as hypertension, asthma, arthritis, heart problems, etc with no possible care for them.

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To Provide sustainable Healthcare solutions & Emergency Relief to disadvantaged elderly

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Mobile health units aiding the disadvantaged elderly

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Supporting HelpAge India’s Mobile Healthcare program in Mumbai to provide essential Primary Health Services to Disadvantaged Elderly at their doorstep

Supporting HelpAge India’s Emergency Response Initiative to Covid-19 to provide Survival Kits containing essential hygiene and grocery items to disadvantaged elderly across Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh districts

During the year, 1670 survival kits were distributed to disadvantaged elderly across the states of Goa, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Puducherry and Cuddalore districts.

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Survival kits being provided as part of the Emergency response initiative

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I want to thank P&G Health for supporting the cause of the elderly! The initiatives towards the emergency relief response as well as the aid to support during the pandemic have been extremely beneficial to disadvantaged elderly. Thank you for partnering with us!

— Prakash N. Borgaonkar, head - Maharashtra & Goa, HelpAge India

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MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH FOR THE URBAN POOR

Access to affordable diagnostics and smart tools continues to be a major hurdle for the underprivileged pregnant women in Urban Communities of India. Public Healthcare Centers are still inadequate and ill equipped for numerous newborns and new mothers in slum areas of Mumbai. With the increase in urbanisation in India, the intergenerational deprivation, vulnerability , exclusion, and insecurity of the urban poor is on the rise.

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Improve access to maternal and newborn health for the urban poor to mitigate gaps in Public Healthcare system.

The program aims to strengthen the antenatal care services at the government healthcare facilities, while making use of technology supported community intervention for early identification of pregnancies and high-risk cases among pregnant women to ensure they receive timely care and support.

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‘Arogya Sakhis’ empowered with the Mother Care Kits, provide diagnostic services along with Pre & Ante Natal support to pregnant women; currently operational across 8 Govt Health Posts in Mumbai's W ward.

Community health workers are trained by Apnalaya and empowered with a mobile-based application for monitoring, reporting and decision support for high-risk pregnancy follow ups. Along with this, an antenatal care kit with smartphone integrated portable diagnostic devices is provided at the government healthcare facility to support service provision.

Over a period of 13 months, the program targets to benefit nearly 4000 direct and 4,00,000 indirect beneficiaries.

The project will enable screening to identify high-risk pregnancies; help educate on maternal health and nutrition; and ensure uptake of antenatal care and post-natal care services provided by government healthcare providers. It will also build the capacities of community health workers to provide counselling and support for pregnant women and families

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Arogya Sakhis demonstrating the Mother Care kit

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We are happy to partner with P&G Health to extend this successful model to yet another ward in Mumbai, build healthcare capacity, and improve access to antenatal care for the urban poor. Our ultimate goal is to expand this program all over Mumbai, and our work with P&G Health is a step forward in that direction.

— Praveen Singh, CEO, Apnalaya

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PHC CARES – ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

As a responsible healthcare Company delivering high quality products with superior packaging, we also have a role towards the planet by ensuring responsible disposal and recycling.

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Contribute to Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare

Through the propagation and promotion of sustainable healthcare practices through on-ground awareness campaigns for pharmacy owners and their staff on appropriate methods for waste segregation.

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Surveys being conducted at the pharmacies

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To educate pharmacies and help them with their waste disposal, a pilot project was initiated for sustainable waste segregation and management, at 20 pharmacies in Delhi.

This first-of-its-kind partnership promotes sustainable healthcare practices through an on-ground awareness campaign for pharmacy owners and their staff on the need and appropriate methods of segregation, disposal and recycling of waste materials in a responsible manner.

This project will now be scaled to more cities.

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Awareness drive being conducted at the pharmacies

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We are delighted to be a part of this project with P&G Health to equip pharmacists with the knowledge and tools required for effective waste management. In the absence of appropriate segregation and recycling, this waste can harm the environment and human health. We intend to work with committed partners to make waste segregation and recycling an integral part of our daily lives , thereby bringing about a change in the society.

— Mr Ashish Agarwal, Secretary, Recycle India Foundation

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SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE

Representation of women in sales across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry is low on average. There is a need to ensure greater women representation and participation in sales through efforts across recruitment, career planning and development, inclusion, and safety.

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Encourage women to pursue careers in pharmacy thereby facilitating their choice of career in this sector

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The program supports girl students pursuing Pharmacy courses by covering their academic costs and by providing them with mentoring on the side.

Since its inception in March ’22, the program has 7 institutions from Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and West Bengal on board. The selection process for these students is based on institutional guidelines, including but not restricted to merit and demonstrated need. Along with consistently good performance and regular attendance in schools, the household income of the girl students is also a criterion for selection, ensuring that the meritorious and deserving students receive the scholarship.

6 students have been shortlisted for the scholarship who will also be receiving mentoring opportunities to harness their high potential.

Also Under SEHAT

Healthcare Assistance provided during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Healthcare Assistance provided during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Extending Healthcare support during the Covid-19 Pandemic via Mobile Healthcare Units in partnership with HelpAge India

Daan Utsav

Daan Utsav

Gratitude challenge in partnership with HelpAge India

Community Support

Community Support

Provided Internet enabled Smart classrooms and fully equipped computer lab, at the village school around our Goa Manufacturing Site, Sarvodaya School and Higher Secondary College.

Employee Volunteering

Employee Volunteering

The ‘SEHAT SQUAD’ comprising passionate employee volunteers who work with the CSR team

External Accolades

Awards won 1

P&G Health India’s CSR program SEHAT bagged the Gold Award under ‘Public Health Initiative category at he India Health & Wellness (IHW) Award 2021, supported by NITI Aayog

Awards won 2

Communications team won the Public Health programme of the year for our SEHAT CSR initiatives at the Indian CSR awards 2021

Awards won 3

P&G Health India's CSR initiative SEHAT bagged the Silver Award for Public Health Initiative of the year at the 8th edition of the India Health & Wellness (IHW) Awards, supported by NITI Aayog

Covid-19 Relief efforts

Covid-19 Relief efforts

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