What happened: PepsiCo is one of the fastest companies in Pakistan, ensuring 100% Covid vaccination of their employees and frontline associates. They partnered with Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department to organize one of the largest vaccination campaigns regarding Covid. During the awareness campaign, they also vaccinated 3,000 of their employees. PepsiCo Pakistan’s campaign was part of their broader goal of ensuring their employee’s health, safety, and well-being. Subsequently, supporting the government in their awareness campaigns for the Covid vaccination. The public-private sector partnership resulted in preventing Covid-19 infection transmission and played a vital role in raising awareness, prioritizing employee safety, and safeguarding families while creating positive community impact. Details: The milestone was celebrated at a ceremony with Mr. Imran Sikandar, Secretary Primary and Healthcare Department, Government of Punjab, and PepsiCo representatives. Mr. Imran Sikandar, Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department present at the ceremony, remarked, “ Thank you, PepsiCo Pakistan for being a responsible organization and vaccinating 100% of your employees. This is a prime example of what a joint venture between public and private sectors can do. Congratulations to PepsiCo along with the healthcare workers of primary and secondary healthcare departments for achieving this milestone! “
Also: PepsiCo Pakistan’s CEO Furqan Ahmad , speaking at the event, “It is very encouraging to witness our vaccination teams, associates, and frontline heroes come together to vivaciously fight the pandemic. I also express my sincere gratitude to the health authorities for supporting our employees’ well-being through vaccinations roll-out.” What you need to know: PepsiCo is well-known as a people-centric organization that considers employee well-being and safety as a top priority. The company put together extensive awareness programs throughout its facilities to equip its employees with adequate knowledge of keeping the virus at bay. PepsiCo Pakistan has made significant strides to support Pakistani communities during the evolving pandemic situation. PepsiCo Pakistan in 2020: They collaborated with the Prime Minister’s Ehsaas ration program and launched ‘Millions of Meals’ – a nationwide disaster-relief program to meet communities’ nutritional needs and address the acute food crisis insecurity at the country level. The program brought together civil society actors, charities, and volunteers to swiftly distribute 13 million meals across Pakistan, including remote areas of Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu, and Kashmir. The positive societal impact of this inclusive food distribution drive in Pakistan eventually cascaded to other impacted regions where similar humanitarian efforts were carried out for underserved communities. Moving forward, PepsiCo Pakistan will further its ‘In, With, For Pakistan’ plan to create positive social impacts and strengthen its alliance with the government to improve social sector performance and support communities, including women and youth in need.