Global CSR Program | Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Global CSR Program

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Transforming health outcomes by investing in resilient health systems worldwide

Takeda’s Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program is a signature initiative of our philanthropic giving, which supports solutions that strengthen the resiliency of health systems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This program is unique in that we empower our 50,000 employees around the globe to participate in the selection of new partners each year through a worldwide vote. The vote ensures that our community of long-term partnerships reflects the priorities and preferences of all our colleagues.

Our giving is focused on addressing the impacts of climate change on health through three key pillars: reliable health infrastructure, climate-smart workforce education, and technology innovation and solutions to enhance diagnosis and treatment for climate-vulnerable populations. See below for information about our partners.

To learn more about our broader philanthropic giving approach, please visit our CSR Partnerships page.

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FY2024 Programs

We were pleased to announce our newest Global CSR Program awardees at a virtual event: "Sustain, Empower, Transform; Partnering to build resilient health system worldwide."

This virtual event featured remarks from our Chief Global Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer Takako Ohyabu, followed by a discussion between Lesile Mancuso, President and CEO, Jhpiego, Manasseh Wandera, Executive Director, Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda, and David Nicholson, Chief Climate Officer, Mercy Corps.

Watch the Global CSR Program 2024 web event here.

FY2023 Programs

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Mercy Corps

Building climate resilience across the Caribbean

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Partners In Health

Nurses as change-makers for health equity

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Relief International-UK

Providing medical supplies in conflict-affected countries

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Society for Family Health (SFH) Rwanda

Expanding access to quality primary health care services

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University of Nairobi

Health-focused machine learning training for girls and women

FY2022 Programs

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Ipas

Improving access to sustainable, women-centered care for hard-to-reach women and girls

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Plan International

Strengthening inclusive mobile health services addressing complications from female genital mutilation

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Pure Earth

Strengthening national health systems to protect children from lead poisoning

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UNFPA

Improving support for survivors of gender-based violence through quality case management

FY2021 Programs

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IntraHealth International

Improving access to qualified health care for underserved populations in rural West Africa

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Jhpiego

Building a mother-focused and scalable maternal and newborn health system in India

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Pathfinder International

Advancing the leadership of women and girls towards better health and climate change resilience

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UNFPA

Ensuring access to life-saving maternal health services in under 2 hours

FY2020 Programs

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Access to Health Fund

Improving ethnic health organizations’ capacity to bring health services to vulnerable populations

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Bridges to Development

Innovation and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs): maximizing impact for challenging island communities

FY2019 Programs

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City Cancer Challenge

Empowering 10 global cities to deliver quality and equitable cancer care

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DNDi

Expanding neglected patient’s access to quality diagnosis and treatment in disease-endemic countries

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SeriousFun Children’s Network

Transforming the lives of children with serious illness, and their families

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United Nations Foundation

Strengthening immunization to achieve universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa

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UNICEF

Investing in innovation and frontier technology to protect the lives of the most vulnerable children

FY2018 Programs

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Last Mile Health

Training 8,000 community health workers to reach highly vulnerable populations

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Seed Global Health

Training 5,000 health professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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UNICEF

Helping protect the lives of 8.5 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa

FY2017 Programs

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JOICFP

Training 2,000 health workers and supporting 600,000 people to protect the lives of pregnant women in Africa

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Plan International

Strengthening holistic support for refugees from South Sudan and Syria

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UNICEF

Improving health and preventing stunting during a child's first 1,000 days

FY2016 Programs

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Save the Children

Improving the health of 40,000 ethnic minority women and newborns in Asia

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United Nations Foundation

Immunizing 5.4 million children in 40 countries against measles

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World Vision

Strengthening training for 1,400 community health workers for maternal and child health

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CSR Partnerships

See how we're working towards accessible health care for all

FAQs

Answers to questions about eligibility, application process, etc.