Athens, 22nd September 2021

 

Three awards were the result for DEMO SA at the Healthcare Business Awards 2021 ceremony, held on Monday, September 20, 2021.

The company won the Gold Award for its social contribution program entitled “It’s OUR Responsibility” and the Bronze Award for its Employee Safety and Awareness program “We Protect ourselves”.  The evening for DEMO concluded with the Platinum Award in the sector of Pharmaceutical Companies.    

The Awards are moments of joy and positive reflection. In 2020 DEMO’s support to the State, NGOs and Employees exceeded 1.000.000€ locally and globally.

  • National Health System (Ε.Σ.Υ.)

Donation of 60 monitors for the equipment of the Intensive Care Units of the hospitals in the National Health System (Ε.Σ.Υ.) Also, as a member of the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry, it was one of the companies that pioneered in donating 40 high technology ICU beds to the National Health System.

 

  • EMPLOYEES

The company has taken and continues to take all the protective measures indicated by the State for the safety of its employees and has gone beyond them. Implemented the teleworking method, changed the flow of coming to work to avoid overcrowding, distributed thousands of masks to employees, set up “stations” to provide antiseptics, signs with instructions, plexiglass areas in offices and smoking/lunch areas outdoors (kiosks), while Covid tests were performed on all its employees.

 

  • SOCIETY & NGOs

In addition, it supported 14 International and Greek Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Prisons, the local community and the Archdiocese with medicines, masks, consumables, medical devices, heating materials, laptops and tablets for distant-education, supported cultural programs.

 

  • EXPLOSION IN LEBANON

In the summer of 2020, following the deadly explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, in early August, the company sent medical supplies worth a total of €460,000 to the Agency for International Development Cooperation. The needs of the residents and of the nursing Personnel of Beirut were great, given that half of the city’s hospitals have been ruined.

In 2021, DEMO will continue its program of corporate responsibility and contribution with the main objective of responding to the pandemic, supporting its employees, relieving vulnerable groups and young children as well as municipalities affected by the fires.

 

 

DEMO SA The pharmaceutical industry DEMO SA is an industrial and commercial organization founded in 1965 and is active in the development, production and promotion of pharmaceutical products. DEMO’s manufacturing plant is the largest in Greece in the production of injectables and one of the largest in the world. The company has a very strong presence in the hospital market, where it ranks 1st in terms of number of units sold. With four production plants of 66,000 m2 and 1,000 employees, DEMO operates in 85 countries worldwide: in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania. The Responsibility Policy of DEMO lies on 4 pillars: Environment, Ethical Marketing, Employees and Society with its main focus to children and vulnerable groups.

 

Healthcare Business Awards: The institution that rewards the best practices of entrepreneurship, innovation and social contribution in the healthcare sector was successfully organized for the 6th year by Boussias and Health Daily. The Chairman of the Jury of the Awards this year was the Academician and former Prime Minister, Mr. Loukas Papadimos. The event was honoured with the presence of the Deputy Minister of Health Ms. Mina Gaga, who also presented the awards. Also present from the Ministry of Health were the Secretary General of Primary Health Care, Mr. Marios Themistokleous and the Secretary General of Health Services, Mr. Ioannis Kotsiopoulos.