Eisai China donates medicines worth 144,000 yuan to the “Health for Rural Areas” program for three consecutive years

On May 19, 2016, Eisai China Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Eisai China”) attended on invitation the “Health for Rural Areas” program which was jointly held by the Committee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chinese Hospital Association in Yuanling County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, and donated to this program the medicines which are worth about 500,000 yuan and will be used for medical treatment and health purposes at local hospitals. Statistics show that Eisai China has always upheld the spirit of “hhc (human health care)”, fulfilled its corporate responsibility, and donated medicines worth 450,000yuan and 490,000 yuan respectively through the “Health for Rural Areas” programs in 2014 and 2015.

The “Health for Rural Areas” program is an important activity organized by the Committee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports of CPPCC every year, and is a traditional activity that implements the regulations of CPPCC. The activity not only sends medical services, medicines, concepts, technologies and management to the grassroots units, but also helps the committee members and experts approach the mass. This accords with Eisai China’s concept of “hhc”, namely human health care. Eisai China calls on each of its employees to spend 1% of their working time fulfilling “hhc” with patients, and believes that only after they experience the feelings and pain their patients do can they provide better services, provide patients with what they really need, and let patients and their families trust the products and services provided by Eisai China. Led by the Board Chairman, Mr. Kaneko Norio and the General Manager, Ms. Feng Yanhui, Eisai China will continuously to give its love to the “Health for Rural Areas” program, and make its due contributions to the medical care cause in the poverty-stricken areas.

This activity was chaired by Hu Shijun, Deputy Secretary of the Party committee of Yuanling County. A total of more than 300 persons, including Huang Jiefu, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Fan Li, Zhao Ping, Wen Jianmin, Niu Zhongying and Yang Jinsheng who are CPPCC members, Zhang Wujun, Deputy Director of the Committee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports of CPPCC, Xue Xiaolin, Vice President of Chinese Hospital Association, Wang Ling, Deputy Secretary of Chinese Hospital Association, Ouyang Bin, Vice-Chairman of Provincial Political Consultative Conference of Hunan, Zhang Jian, Director of Hunan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, Zhao Yingyun, Mayor of Huaihua City, Qin Daishou, Secretary of the Party Committee of Yuanling County, experts from Beijing, Changsha, etc., representatives of the donating enterprises, and staff members of Yuanling County People’s Hospital, attended this activity.