That being said, I envy what some of my colleagues do on a day-to-day basis, like my friend Sue who coordinates our product donations. 
We all fill a number of interesting and very important roles here at GSK as we discover and develop life-saving medicines, and make sure these medicines end up in the hands of the people who need them. I love my job!
Sue never has any two days that look alike. She has the opportunity and challenge of her workday being turned completely upside down by events in the news--in a way international news rarely affects mine.
When a humanitarian disaster occurs, Sue is one of the first people to respond to the call. We are prepared to respond to disasters, along with our five main US partners: AmeriCares, Direct Relief, InterChurch Medical Assistance, MAP International and Project HOPE, because of the excellent internal management of people like Sue.
Though there are similar programs out there, our product donation program is unique. A few differences set our program apart. For example, we commit to donating products with a shelf-life of a year or more. We also include our product donations in the same production plan as our for-profit stock. We account for these donations at the production price as opposed to wholesale costs.
Ethical Performance magazine recently highlighted Sue and the Product Donations Program. Click to read more.
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