GSK Korea announced on the 28th that it will launch a ‘Shingles Out’ campaign for its executives and employees in celebration of ‘Shingles Awareness Week’.
Shingles Awareness Week was launched last year by GSK and the International Federation on Aging (IFA) to raise awareness of the risk of shingles, which 1 in 3 people experience once in their lifetime, and to increase understanding of the complications of shingles, which significantly reduce quality of life. ) is a commemorative week instituted by
During Shingles Awareness Week, which runs from the 27th of this month to the 5th of March, various online platforms of the International Federation on Aging will provide a forum for various discussions on the global impact of shingles and dispel common misconceptions. Is expected.
GSK Korea is also launching a ‘Singles Out’ campaign for executives and employees for a week starting from the 27th of this month to raise awareness of the dangers of shingles and raise social interest in the need to prevent shingles. During this period, various programs such as raising employee awareness and interest in shingles are conducted.
In the Shingrix Zone in the office, executives and employees operate a VR experience booth where employees can indirectly experience the difficulties that shingles patients can experience, as well as the symptoms and pain of shingles, to learn regarding the importance of early treatment and prevention of shingles. I plan to experience it personally and empathize with it.
In addition, we held a quiz event related to the various complications of shingles that can be learned through VR experience, disease information of the high-risk group for shingles, such as those over the age of 50 and immunocompromised people, to encourage employees to actively participate in the campaign, and to redefine the meaning of the campaign. I plan to emphasize it once.
Rob Kempton, CEO of GSK Korea, said, “It is meaningful that GSK Korea executives and employees are participating in this in-house event during Global Shingles Awareness Week, which was enacted to increase understanding of the risk and prevention of shingles, which can cause severe pain. “GSK Korea will lead the shingles awareness campaign to help reduce the burden of shingles disease in Korea and address unmet medical needs for prevention.”