Biocon Ltd.
Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.900 crores. (rounded off)
Net profit after tax =Rs.430 crores. (rounded off)
CSR Budget =Not available
Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2/5
CSR activities:
At Biocon, we believe our investment in better healthcare must go beyond developing new medicine to making medical assistance accessible to less advantaged, rural communities of India. Executing our corporate-social responsibility through the Biocon Foundation, we have adopted an integrated outreach strategy that focuses on social change and empowerment of rural communities through public health, sanitation and education programs.
Public Healthcare
Public Health Arogya Raksha Yojana Health Micro-insurance Scheme (ARYMIS)
Launched in February 2005 in collaboration with Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, ARYMIS provides high quality, yet affordable healthcare to economically weaker urban and rural communities.
Arogya Raksha Clinics
5 Arogya Rakha Clinics support ARYMIS. Each clinic has:
– a full-time doctor
– a BioCare pharmacy stocking highly subsidized generic drugs
– a Laboratory offering basic lab tests, at discounted rates
– a Mobile Medical Service to enable the clinic doctor and staff to travel to and provide consultation at remote villages
In the past two years, more than 400 people have undergone surgeries of which 38 patients have had major heart surgeries. Our clinics and network hospitals have, so far, treated close to 40,000 patients for minor ailments.
Delivering on our commitment to affordable healthcare,Biocon Foundation established two more ARY Clinics in 2007that have been visited by more than 41,000 patients in the past year. In addition to medical and diagnostic services, eachARY Clinic now offers mobile medical help to communities living in remote villages. This service is supplemented by the Foundation�s routine (four to six monthly) health check camps organized in areas with little or no access to goodmedical facilities. Medicines are distributed free of cost at allcamps. In 2008, we look forward to inaugurating four more ARY Clinics bringing the total number to 12.Greater awareness of diabetes related problems and their prevention is of critical importance, especially in India today. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF),every 30 seconds a person loses a limb to amputation following diabetes complications. To address this grave concern at the village level, Biocon Foundation has part funded a Mobile Diabetic Foot Clinic that is managed by the Jain Institute of Vascular Sciences, Bangalore. The Clinic has begun bi-monthly visits to our ARY Clinics to screen people
for diabetes and related ailments. It is equipped with a podiatry chair fitted with a sensitometer, a vascular lab to check blood supply to the leg, foot scanner and other state-of-the-art equipment. On board is a cobbler to create special footwear, free of cost and counselors to educate visitors on diet, foot care, etc.
Health Camps
General and specialized health camps are conducted in remote areas where good medical facilities are not available. These camps provide cardiac, neurological, ophthalmic, orthopedic, gynecological and general health checks. Organised tri-monthly, every camp is attended by an average of 300 people.
Preventive Health Education
We recruit and train members from local communities to conduct workshops on health and sanitation education, with special emphasis on common ailments, pediatric & gynecological illnesses, nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
Other Public Health Initiatives:
– We have part-funded a Mobile Diabetic Foot Clinic run by the Jain Institute of Vascular Sciences, Bangalore.
– We will partner Karuna Trust to run two Primary Health Centers in Arunachal Pradesh.
– We are establishing a cancer hospital and research facility in collaboration with Dr. Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital.
Health Citites:
In a landmark initiative to offer affordable cancer care topatients in India, Biocon Foundation has joined hands with Narayana Hrudayalaya to establish �health cities� in every state capital and �large hospitals� in every district headquarter.The aim for the next 3-5 years is to create at least 20,000 beds across the country. Starting 2009, a 1,000-bed cancer hospital will be commissioned at the health city project in Bangalore. We hope to follow this up with more health cities offering heart, cancer and other specialties in Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, among other major cities. All hospitals will have academic infrastructure dedicated to training future medical super specialists.
Sanitation
Around the world, 2.6 billion people do not have access to clean and safe sanitation. In India, over 80% of the rural population and more than 50% of urban households have no access to basic sanitation facilities. Responding to these alarming fi gures, the United Nations declared 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. Biocon Foundation�s sanitation initiative began in 2007 with an aim to offer poor rural communities access to safe and sustainable sanitation facilities. Through our programs, we endeavour to improve the health status of underprivileged village communities, decrease the environmental impact of inadequate sanitation practices and ultimately, generate economic benefits by increasing the number of workdays. We are currently building 900 household toilets in Huskur Gram Panchayat (Anekal, Karnataka) in partnership with the local community and the Embassy of Ireland. In the coming year, we hope to construct another 1,000 toilets in neighbouring areas.
Education
Chinnara Ganita (Math for Children)
We are collaborating with Pratima Rao, a leading educationist and Macmillan India to inculcate a love for math and foster self reliance in learning. In Year 1 of its inception, 11,000 children in Classes 1 & 2, from government primary schools, were given a Math Self Help Book. This book was well received by children and teachers. We plan to extend this facility to higher classes, thus engaging a wider cross section of children.
Teaching Infrastructure Support
We are involved in designing and building a teachers� training centre and a resource facility for students in Anekal. In addition, we intend to upgrade and/or build infrastructure for government schools. Our near term goal is to cover all government schools in Anekal District.
Source: www.biocon.com/biocon_csr.asp
www.biocon.com/biocon_invrelation_annual_reports.asp?subLink=finance (annual report �07-�08 pg 32/ 33)
Contact Information:
Biocon Ltd.
20th KM Hosur Road
Electronic City
Bangalore-560100
Karnataka
Phone No. : 080-28082808
Fax : 080-28523423
Email : corporate.communications@biocon.com
Website : http://www.biocon.com/
Industry Sector: Biotechnology
Products / Services: We offer a range of products from fermentation derived small molecules to recombinant proteins and antibodies. In the specialised and price-sensitive field of custom manufacturing, we provide high quality, cost-competitive services to domestic and international pharmaceutical companies
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