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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 />
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