Coronavirus Actions: How Pharma In India Is Handling Safety, Business Continuity

Scrip contacted a cross section of pharma firms in India to get a sense of how they are handling the extraordinary work-operations-employee well-being situation amid the coronavirus outbreak. Work from home mandates, deploying digital tools wherever possible, cut-back in field activities and daily temperature checks at sites are some of the initiatives set in motion.

India_Fist_Coronavirus — Pharma in India is taking several actions to safeguard employees and supplies • Source: Shutterstock

It’s a complex balance - ensuring both the health and safety of employees across operations and uninterrupted availability of medicines - as the coronavirus pandemic ravages countries large and small. The pharma industry in India, like elsewhere, is using a mix of efforts, ranging from the standard work from home advisories and putting digital technology to use to daily temperature checks at sites, to manage business continuity.

The common thread across companies is that the health and safety of employees and their families is the core priority,...

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