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35 topical steroids and various important dermatological diseases. The Dermatology medical team created E-Clinics, a learning platform for post-graduate education of young physicians through case clinics conducted across the country throughout the year. In addition, the ‘Dermatosis Case Study’ clinics are designed to exclusively engage key institutional dermatology experts through interesting clinical discussions on systematic approach. The ‘Challenging infectious diseases of skin’ initiative is aimed at driving interactive, case-based discussions on challenging clinical scenarios in skin infections amongst Dermatologists. The popular ‘PG ki Pathshala’ continues to be rolled out to help strengthen connect with Dermatology PG students and teachers through robust educational programmes. Your Company is generating real-world data on Mepolizumab (Nucala) use in India by running clinical studies in patients with severe asthma. The efforts towards generating real world India-specific data in severe eosinophilic asthma would not only help pulmonologists be confident in the safety of newer biologics but also ensure the eligible patients get the right treatment at the right time. Your Company’s medical team is also ensuring that the patients are supported with the timely diagnosis of severe eosinophilic asthma as well as continue their biologic therapy from the convenience of their homes despite Covid-related restrictions. As a team, we have delivered over 1,300 scientific presentations through virtual and physical GSK standalone scientific promotional meetings (SPMs), national and regional webinars and focused group discussions, engaging more than 50,000 HCPs across the country. 8. Human resources GSK aims to be a Company where outstanding people thrive. We provide an inclusive work environment in which we develop our talent, reward great performance, protect our people and value our differences. We believe that such an environment for our employees is essential to best deliver on our ambition for patients. Your Company was recognised as one of India’s Best Workplaces in Health & Wellness 2021 by Great Place to Work Institute. Your Company was also recognised as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India 2021 by Working Mother and Avtar, a diversity, equity and inclusion solutions firm. Organisational culture GSK has globally rolled out its new purpose, strategy and culture to deliver a step-change in growth and performance. To bring alive this change in India, cultural immersion workshops were conducted with senior management personnel to familiarise them with nuances of the change and cascading them to their teams. Your Company conducted an organisation-wide annual culture survey to undertake a dipstick of the perception of culture. A score of 91% in the survey results demonstrated strong, continued engagement and connect amongst employees. They expressed confidence in our purpose, doing the right thing in addressing health needs, prioritising patient and product safety and acting with integrity and care. Inclusion and diversity Our inclusion and diversity agenda is central to the organisational culture that we are striving to foster within GSK. Your Company has strengthened the diversity in its workforce with 26% female diversity in hiring. Your Company aims to ensure that its employees are empowered to be themselves, feel good and keep growing. Other supportive initiatives such as the Women’s Leadership Initiative, which functions as one of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), are being prepared to identify and report inclusion-related issues. Spectrum, our other ERG, provides a similar supportive and nurturing forum for GSK employees across the spectrum of sexual orientation or gender identities, where they have the freedom to truly be themselves. WeLeAP is an initiative which aims to develop women professionals by enhancing their confidence, credibility, capability and connections. Another initiative involves hiring more young women in sales roles from pharma and science colleges located in tier-2 cities. Another pilot underway is Resurge or Second Careers for Women programme. As a part of this initiative, we are working with various NGOs and civil society organisations to induct women on a career break, after matching skillsets with role requirements. We are also leveraging digital platforms such as the Woloo app, which helps women employees on the move to easily locate safe and hygienic washrooms. Learning and development GSK has developed several in-house competencies to meet the diverse learning needs of our employees. Our virtual university, Keep Growing Campus, provides a blended e-learning and experiential learning space to enable on-the-go learning. Our First Line Leaders (FLLs) undergo training through the Lakshya programme which serves to spot