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EDITION 3<br />

<strong>Newsletter</strong><br />

We lead by example


Message from Management<br />

We advance<br />

"The path is made by walking...",<br />

so says a phrase from a popular Spanish song. And this applies<br />

to the process that we are living in <strong>Viatris</strong> Central America and<br />

the Caribbean.<br />

It is very exciting to witness and be part of the great progress<br />

that we are experiencing as an organization and that we<br />

highlight, both in our Town Hall and in this edition of our <strong>Top</strong><br />

<strong>Viatris</strong>. This is happening at a key moment in world history,<br />

where the pandemic generated a substantial change in the way<br />

of living and doing things.<br />

Now, that we are gradually overcoming this crisis, it is time to<br />

return to our normality, the new and different one, that<br />

adjusts to the current conditions and needs of our personal<br />

lives and our business.<br />

<strong>Viatris</strong> is focused on supporting each country in its recovery<br />

efforts, reinforcing our business objectives and obviously on<br />

generating the necessary security conditions so that our<br />

collaborators can do it too, without losing sight of our mission<br />

of bringing medicines to every corner of our Cluster and<br />

ensure that all people have healthy lives throughout each<br />

stage of their lives.<br />

Numerous initiatives are on the way and to achieve their successful completion we require the commitment and<br />

support of all of us who are part of <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC.<br />

Success is with us, it depends on us.<br />

Esmeralda Rodríguez CAC/Spanish Latam Cluster Lead


<strong>Viatris</strong> News<br />

We returned<br />

to<br />

100 %<br />

The <strong>Viatris</strong> office in Costa Rica was authorized to operate at 100% capacity.<br />

The measure was taken, given the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of<br />

Health of this country, and is in force since May 2.<br />

Colleagues have shown great enthusiasm for this return to normal work.<br />

We will operate in a hybrid model, attending three days at the <strong>Viatris</strong> CA&C<br />

base and working another two days from home.<br />

And our headquarters gave us a great welcome with a wall of donuts decorated with the <strong>Viatris</strong> colors and logo, which we all<br />

enjoyed in this wonderful return to the office.<br />

Elmo advises us<br />

As part of <strong>Viatris</strong>' Corporate Social Responsibility, a strategic alliance was established with<br />

the “Sesame Workshop”, organization, derived from the renowned Sesame Street<br />

program, to develop an educational project with one of its most emblematic characters:<br />

Elmo<br />

In this initiative, composed of a series of videos and other materials, Elmo and his friends<br />

share with the smallest of our homes, as well as with their parents and caregivers, simple<br />

and valuable tools to face the new reality of the COVID19 pandemic.<br />

Precisely a few days ago, the "<strong>Viatris</strong> 2021 Sustainability Report" was published, where our commitment in this matter is<br />

reinforced, making it clear that as a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), at <strong>Viatris</strong> we believe that<br />

companies can be allies that help enable potential solutions to some of society's most pressing challenges.<br />

That's why we sign philanthropic partnerships, like Sesame Workshop, that allow us to reach patients and<br />

communities around the world.<br />

More information on the<br />

“<strong>Viatris</strong> 2021 Sustainability Report”<br />

“Sesame<br />

Workshop”,<br />

At <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC we will soon announce the scope of the Sesame Workshop<br />

program in our region. We will keep you updated.


<strong>Viatris</strong> News<br />

No<br />

pressure<br />

Last May 17 we celebrated World Arterial Hypertension Day.<br />

For this reason, the Cardio and Medical team of <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC, together with Corporate<br />

Affairs and Meetings & Events, promoted taking blood pressure for <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC<br />

employees, while providing valuable information on hypertension, in order to create<br />

awareness of this key issue for our health.<br />

PHYSICAL<br />

MENTAL<br />

Wellness<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL<br />

SPIRITUAL<br />

A Day of Wellness<br />

Soon we will enjoy our Wellness Day, a project promoted by our<br />

leader Esmeralda Rodríguez and Hazel Rodríguez, which seeks to create<br />

a special day for everyone, where we can carry out activities that<br />

translate into the physical and mental well-being of all the organization's<br />

collaborators.<br />

SOCIAL<br />

EMOTIONAL<br />

This event will take place on August 9, and from now on we invite you<br />

to enjoy it to the fullest. More information in the coming weeks.


<strong>Viatris</strong> allied with the International Diabetes Federation<br />

On April 8, the International Diabetes Federation welcomed <strong>Viatris</strong> Inc as an ally of its organization in its global initiatives of awareness, defense<br />

and education of this disease.<br />

<strong>Viatris</strong> Inc will be a key sponsor of World Diabetes Day (November 14) supporting IDF activities that seek to promote the availability of better<br />

care and education for people living with diabetes and boost efforts to halt the rise of type 2 diabetes.<br />

More information at:<br />

https://www.idf.org/news/262:idf-welcomes-viatris-as-new-partner<br />

Town Hall: information for everyone<br />

The first Town Hall of <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC during 2002 took place on April 26. For an hour and a half, the entire organization had the opportunity to<br />

learn more about how we are progressing in achieving our financial objectives, as well as the different initiatives that are being developed by<br />

the areas of the company, as part of this process of growth and consolidation that we are experiencing. We also received excellent messages<br />

from our leaders, Patrick and Esmeralda.<br />

A wonderful meeting that motivates us to continue collaborating as a team, to not only meet the strategic objectives, but also exceed them,<br />

together!


Did you<br />

know that?<br />

Healthy mind,<br />

happy heart<br />

Under the name "Healthy mind, happy heart" a new program was launched to promote mental and<br />

cardiovascular health in our organization, which has been developed by our colleagues in the medical area, Dr.<br />

Sheena Nandwani-Seth and Dr. Joyce Oguilve, with the support of the doctor in charge of our medical service, Dr.<br />

Deborah Brown.<br />

This project consists of a series of talks on those important topics, through Teams platform, as well as challenges<br />

that participants must complete in full, to get prizes at the end of the campaign. So, not only we are going to learn,<br />

but we are also going to win.<br />

"I am very pleased that we are talking about those topics in our organization. Initiatives like this come at a key<br />

moment given what we have experienced as individuals, families, organization and society. Making us more aware<br />

of the importance of taking care of our mental and cardiovascular health will translate into a better quality of life,"<br />

said Esmeralda Rodriguez, our regional leader and promoter of the campaign.<br />

With "Healthy mind, happy heart" we will receive information on mental disorders, cardiovascular conditions,<br />

medications, as well as prevention and care tips that will be of great help to all of us who are part of <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC.<br />

All of the above will allow us to take care of our health as a personal responsibility of each one of us.<br />

In the first instance, this "Healthy mind, happy heart" will be launched in Costa Rica, to later be replicated in other<br />

countries in the region. We invite you to be part of this program and make the most of it.


Via-TIPS<br />

HOW DOES XLOOKUP WORK?<br />

We have heard a lot about Vlookup or Buscarv. As functional as this formula is for finding values in one table and<br />

taking them to another, it has its limitations. So Microsotf developed a function, which can be considered super<br />

improved from the Vlookoup, called Xlookup or BuscarX.<br />

Before explaining how the formula works it is important to highlight some of the main advantages that this Excel<br />

Formula shows.<br />

1) Unlike VLOOKUP, here we only have to choose<br />

two columns, which makes the function perform<br />

better.<br />

3) The default match is EXACT, meanwhile with<br />

VLOOKUP that we had to define FALSE or TRUE.<br />

2) It is possible to find the last result.<br />

4) We can use wildcards for approximate search.<br />

5) Finally, we forget to define the columns by number, even if we move the<br />

columns or insert new ones, the search will still work.


Via-TIPS<br />

HOW DOES XLOOKUP WORK?<br />

ARGUMENT<br />

DESCRIPTION<br />

lookup_value<br />

Required<br />

Value To be searched<br />

lookup_array<br />

Required<br />

The array or range where it will be searched<br />

return_array<br />

Required<br />

The array or range to be returned<br />

[if_not_found]<br />

Optional<br />

If a valid match is not found, the [not found] text provided is returned.<br />

If a valid match is not found and [if_not_found] is missing, #N/A is returned.<br />

[match_mode]<br />

Optional<br />

Specifies the matching mode:<br />

0: Exact match. If none are found, return #N/A. This value is the default.<br />

-1: Exact match. If none is found, it will return the following smaller item.<br />

1: Exact match. If none is found, it will return the largest item.<br />

2: A wildcard match when *,? and ~ has a special meaning<br />

[search_mode]<br />

Optional<br />

Specifies the search mode to use:<br />

1: Performs a search starting with the first item. This value is the default.<br />

-1: Performs a reverse search from the last element.<br />

2: Performs a binary search that depends on sorting in ascending order.<br />

If it is not sorted, invalid results will be returned.<br />

-2: Performs a binary search that depends on sorting in descending order.<br />

If it is not sorted, invalid results will be returned.<br />

Example of how to use the formula<br />

We thank Allan Bonilla,<br />

who shared this tip.


<strong>Viatris</strong> Family<br />

Erick Sanabria Brenes<br />

Sales Representative Costa Rica<br />

Erick is a pharmacist. He enjoys cooking and does this activity with his dad. In<br />

addition to this, he is a movie fan. He told us that his favorite movie is "St Ekmo's Fire"<br />

and he enjoys good music. He also shares his free time with his family and friends.<br />

We invite Erick to cook something special to share with us.<br />

Marlen Saborio Soto<br />

Sales Representative Costa Rica<br />

Marlen is a pharmacist. She told us that she loves traveling and hiking in the<br />

mountains, enjoying fresh air and nature. She is also a fan of renovations, so she<br />

reconfigures the spaces in her house herself. If someone needs to remodel an area<br />

of their home, Marlen can give us great advice to make it look spectacular.<br />

Randy Daniel Rojas<br />

Sales Representative Costa Rica<br />

Daniel is also a pharmacist. He told us that he really enjoys playing sports, including<br />

cycling. He likes good food, so we will be organizing a club for those of us who love<br />

gastronomy to go out together to enjoy the culinary delights that we can find.<br />

Aníbal Herrera<br />

Regulatory Coordinator<br />

Anibal is from Alajuela and grew up between Atenas and La Guacima. He told us he<br />

likes sports, including ping pong and soccer. He likes soccer so much that he uses to<br />

play at Los Mosquitos de la Liga.<br />

He loves concerts, especially rock music. In addition to this, in his free time he enjoys<br />

gardening at home, planting plants and taking care of his three puppies. He also told<br />

us that his hobbies include watching anime and reading manga.<br />

Last but not least, he told us that he is happily engaged, so we wish him all good vibes<br />

in this new stage of his life.


Amanda Rodríguez<br />

Supply and Demand Analyst<br />

Amanda is from Turrialba, but currently lives in San José (CR). She really enjoys good food. Among her favorite<br />

dishes are sushi, pizza and hamburgers, accompanied by a cold Heineken and, if not, having a coffee. She<br />

also shared with us that she does not like raisins, cinnamon and pineapple, she is allergic to the latter.<br />

She has a dog named Travis, with whom she usually goes on short walks. Her hobbies include exercising and<br />

hiking. Amanda played basketball professionally, practices soccer regularly and tries to learn a new discipline<br />

every year. This year she is learning to play tennis.<br />

Finally, she told us that she loves to draw and paint in watercolor. Ale (Alejandra Salazar) and Amanda could<br />

give us a training in the future.<br />

Daniela Rojas<br />

Sr. Planner CAC<br />

Daniela enjoys her work a lot, having contact with different cultures is a fundamental part of it, being able to<br />

collaborate with colleagues and having a good atmosphere.<br />

Her hobbies include doing yoga, running and exercising. She is very close to her family and friends, so she<br />

enjoys participating in the organization of birthdays and parties in general. And this hobby extends to the<br />

office, with shared breakfasts, so we can organize one in the coming days to have a good time and get to<br />

know each other better. Finally, she told us that she is studying for a master's degree. We wish you the best<br />

of success and may you show us photos of your graduation later.<br />

Dariana Caba<br />

Sales Representative DR<br />

Dariana has a degree in Psychology. She is the mother of two teenagers, Dariela and Guillermo. Dariana is a<br />

"merenguera", a lover of dance and good music. Dari told us that she likes to live today and fully enjoy herself<br />

day to day and let life surprise her, pursuing her dreams with passion and dedication.<br />

She is passionate about cooking and the magic she can create in it to enjoy with her family and friends. He<br />

loves traveling for culture and gastronomy.<br />

We invite Dariana and everyone who cooks to share with us the culinary delights they make.<br />

Randall Marin<br />

Finance Manager<br />

In Randall's case, he told us that he really enjoys playing "mejenga" with his friends<br />

and spending time with his 21-year-old and 16-year-old sons. He also usually does<br />

mountain biking on weekends.<br />

He enjoys going out with his parents to eat and spending quality time with his family.<br />

He loves Chilean cake (torta chilena), so if anyone wants to treat him to something<br />

sweet, you already know what you can buy from him.<br />

He is also passionate about astronomy and conspiracy topics such as UFOs and the<br />

ancient aliens series.


GIS IN ACTION<br />

We welcome our GIS team. In the next <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Viatris</strong> we will get to know them<br />

better. We wish you great success in your duties.


Living Via <strong>Viatris</strong><br />

We are the Champions!<br />

Recommendations for colleagues<br />

The Culture area of <strong>Viatris</strong> CAC increases its reach in the<br />

organization with the relaunch of its Culture Champions<br />

program. Three committees are proposed where<br />

colleagues can integrate and contribute with their<br />

valuable ideas to generate new projects that benefit us<br />

as a group and company.<br />

These committees will function under the leadership of<br />

Corporate Affairs, who will support and guide each<br />

initiative. We invite you to be part of this project.<br />

To do so, please email us at<br />

<strong>Viatris</strong>.CommunicationsCAC@viatris.com.<br />

We are waiting for you!<br />

We are launching a new section: Recommendations for<br />

colleagues. We ask for your support by recommending a<br />

book, a film, a series, a course, which, by its content, has<br />

had an impact on your lives, whether personal or<br />

professional, and that you would like to share with other<br />

colleagues.<br />

Please send your suggestions or recommendations to:<br />

<strong>Viatris</strong>.CommunicationsCAC@viatris.com<br />

Let's travel through our region<br />

Our region is quite diverse and most of us are used to<br />

talking about the different countries that composed<br />

our cluster. In this section we want to know more<br />

about each corner of our cluster, tourist places, dishes<br />

and characteristic activities of each of the Central<br />

American and Caribbean countries.<br />

We want you as our tour guide, to do so we ask you to<br />

help us with the following survey and thus learn more<br />

about the beauties of each of our countries and their<br />

customs. https://forms.o¬ce.com/r/H8ZNUQr7NG<br />

Meanwhile, we share a recommendation from Costa<br />

Rica...


Living Via <strong>Viatris</strong><br />

Manuel Antonio<br />

Manuel Antonio is a town located on the Costa Rican<br />

Pacific coast, belonging to the canton of Quepos, the<br />

province of Puntarenas. It is distinguished by the<br />

beauty of its beaches, the green of its forests, its vast<br />

biodiversity and an offer of hotels and restaurants,<br />

established in harmony with nature.<br />

How to get there? There is a regular bus service from<br />

the capital, San José, and Manuel Antonio. If you drive,<br />

you will need to use Route 27 from San José and then<br />

the Carretera Costanera. The journey takes about three<br />

and a half hours. There are also air services that depart<br />

from San José to the Quepos airport.<br />

It is a true paradise for surf lovers and those who enjoy<br />

adventure activities and. If what you want is to rest on a<br />

white sand beach and blue sea, Manuel Antonio is your<br />

place.<br />

Manuel Antonio is made up of five beaches. Three of<br />

them are in the National Park of the same name:<br />

Manuel Antonio, Gemelas and Puerto Escondido. To<br />

enter this conservation area, foreign tourists must pay<br />

an entrance fee of USD$16. Additionally, there are the<br />

public beaches of Espadilla (it is the largest of all) and<br />

Biesanz, which, due to access, tends to be more private<br />

and less visited.<br />

One of the elements that impresses visitors is the large<br />

amount of existing fauna. It is not surprising that during<br />

your visit you are suddenly accompanied by a family of<br />

white-faced monkeys (an endemic species of the area),<br />

raccoons, sloths, iguanas, among others.<br />

?<br />

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