As CEO of a company with people in Ukraine, I wanted to share my deep concern about the tragic and shocking events happening there and give an update on how we are responding.
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Our teams are working around the clock and our absolute priority is to support our people in Ukraine - altogether, we have 400 people working in the country and we are doing everything we can to help secure their safety in very difficult conditions.
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We are also actively supporting initial relief efforts through our partners on-the-ground and are in close communication with NGOs like Save the Children and key UN agencies. I also want to thank GSK people in neighbouring countries who are doing much to support our Ukrainian colleagues, their families and others impacted by these devastating events.Â
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As a purpose-led company we exist to positively impact health, with the unshakeable belief that all people should be treated with dignity, respect and humanity. We are not in the business of politics, but utterly condemn this unprovoked aggression and the harm being done to the people of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have shown so much courage and bravery and we hope that a peaceful resolution can be reached as quickly as possible.
We’ll continue to update our response as the situation is evolving rapidly, guided by our humanitarian principles and a focus on people – our own and those who need our medicines and vaccines.
Update 1 March 2022
Today we’ve taken the decision to make a £3m donation to the Red Cross’s Ukraine Crisis work. The Red Cross is working on the ground in Ukraine and bordering countries to fund food, water, first aid, medicines, warm clothes and shelter for refugees. We are also continuing to explore how else we can support, including options for additional donations of our medicines, vaccines and consumer products.
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Our teams are working around the clock and our absolute priority is to support our people in Ukraine - altogether, we have 400 people working in the country and we are doing everything we can to help secure their safety in very difficult conditions.
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We are also actively supporting initial relief efforts through our partners on-the-ground and are in close communication with NGOs like Save the Children and key UN agencies. I also want to thank GSK people in neighbouring countries who are doing much to support our Ukrainian colleagues, their families and others impacted by these devastating events.Â
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As a purpose-led company we exist to positively impact health, with the unshakeable belief that all people should be treated with dignity, respect and humanity. We are not in the business of politics, but utterly condemn this unprovoked aggression and the harm being done to the people of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have shown so much courage and bravery and we hope that a peaceful resolution can be reached as quickly as possible.
We’ll continue to update our response as the situation is evolving rapidly, guided by our humanitarian principles and a focus on people – our own and those who need our medicines and vaccines.
Update 1 March 2022
Today we’ve taken the decision to make a £3m donation to the Red Cross’s Ukraine Crisis work. The Red Cross is working on the ground in Ukraine and bordering countries to fund food, water, first aid, medicines, warm clothes and shelter for refugees. We are also continuing to explore how else we can support, including options for additional donations of our medicines, vaccines and consumer products.
