Astellas Pharma

According to the WHO, ~785 Million (Mn) people do not have access to basic drinking water services¹, while 2.7 Billion (Bn) people are experiencing water scarcity at least a month in a year². The world's total water demand is 4,600 Bn m³ at presen...

Research and development (R&D) investments assist in developing drugs that save lives¹. Globally, prostate cancer (PC) is the 4th common cancer and affected 1.4 million (Mn) people in 2020^2,3. Annually, 546 Mn people are affected by Overactive bla...

Around 2 billion (Bn) people worldwide lack access to essential medications^1;p1. Half of the global population avoids medical care because of the out-of-pocket cost². The median income in the US is around USD83,600 per person per year in FY2023³.

In order to ensure strong institutions and the well-being of society, governments spend a considerable amount of the state's budget on public goods and services, which are funded by taxes paid by individuals and corporations¹. Corporate taxes acco...

Women are frequently treated differently at the workplace through wage discrimination & institutional challenges indicating inequality¹. The ILO considers a gender-balanced workplace to have 40%-60% of either gender^2;pxii. Gender equality may resu...

A diverse and inclusive workplace gives a sense of belonging to minorities¹. However, people are often discriminated against based on age, disability, ethnicity, race, etc². Disabled people face various barriers to employment and are socially excl...

In 2022, approximately 3.4 billion (Bn) individuals were employed worldwide¹. Job creation is essential for society, as well as for the economy². It fuels economic growth as the spending of wages leads to a higher consumer spending, reduces povert...

Packaging waste leakage, especially plastic waste, into the environment, has significantly increased in recent years¹, wherein 40% of plastic waste ends up in landfills¹. Plastics can take 20 to 500 years to decompose, depending on the material an...

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are responsible for various adverse environmental effects, such as the rise in the average temperature of the planet & climate change¹. Also, it is reported that 100,000+ climate change-related deaths happen each yea...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an acute neurotoxic syndrome characterized by headache, impairment of consciousness, seizures, visual disturbances, and neurological deficits³. Long PRES can lead to death^9;p3. 

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