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Woman of My Life

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Mr. Best

IntOps Highlights

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A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF CCL PHARMACEUTICALS

VOL. 4, ISSUE 3, 2017

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Khalid Shafiq (Head of Consumer Healthcare)

EDITOR: Rauf Hameed (Communication Manager)

EDITORIAL BOARD: Yasser Anwar (M&S – CH), Naoman Pervaiz (HR), Tasmia Saif (Production Manager),

Rizwan-ur-Rashid (M&S), Dr Imran Haider (International M&S)

CONTENTS

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I am delighted to share with you that we have entered

2018 with great positivity and many exciting milestones.

In the past quarter, we have increased our market share

in Pakistan operations (Pharma and CH both) as per the

IMS data, CCL stands at number 19 in terms of market

share. However, we could not hit the target as our

revenue growth in both Pakistan and international

operations remained at 11%. In line with our growth

strategy of Fast Track Innovation, we launched ERA+

and Chatooli candy in the last quarter.

Strongly pursuing our growth strategy pillar of building

Vietnam operations, I am pleased to share with you that

AMVI has been registered as a site in Cambodia enabling

us to export our products from there. With a new General

Manager in Vietnam, we hope it will gain greater

momentum. Another good news is that CCL has

occupied the 5th number in terms of market share in Sri

Lanka.

We experienced some supply chain order losses recently

and in order to address them we recently upgraded our

solid oral production facilities at CCL's Lahore plant. We

hope that with this upgradation and with a dedicated

supply chain director in our team, we can address these

challenges in future. The new area not only has

increased our capacity by almost 80% but has further

enhanced our good manufacturing facilities (GMP)

compliance level.

Dear colleaguesHappy New Year!

The highlight of the past quarter has been the fact that

we were a proud recipient of the Special Merit Export

Award at the 41st Federation of Pakistan Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Export Award

ceremony held in Karachi during December 2017. FPCCI

export awards are considered highly prestigious at home

and abroad and the recipients of FPCCI awards enjoy an

exalted position in international markets and are

recognized as high profile exporters of Pakistan.

Another highlight of the quarter was the re-launch of Our

Values. Core values are what support the vision, shape

the culture and reflect what a company values. In the

past ten years, our company has transformed from local

to a global one, it's an evolutionary process and so it is

with our Values too.

I thank you for your great support and wish you and your

families a happy and healthy 2018.

Warm Regards

Kashif

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CCL Pharmaceuticals

AWARDED SPECIAL MERIT Export Award in

FPCCI Export Awards 2017CCL Pharmaceuticals was a

Cproud recipient of the Special

Merit Export Award at the

41st Federation of Pakistan

Chambers of Commerce and

Industry (FPCCI) Export Award

ceremony held in Karachi during

December 2017.

The award aims to recognize

distinguished companies, which has

earned a foreign exchange

equivalent to Rs. 500 million or more.

FPCCI export awards are considered

highly prestigious at home and

abroad and the recipients of FPCCI

awards enjoy an exalted position in

international markets and are

recognized as high profile exporters

of the country.

The ceremony, held at FPCCI's

annual function is the most

prestigious event of the private

sector and aims to recognize the

outstanding performance of

Pakistani exporters. Chairman of

Senate Mian Raza Rabbani was the

chief guest on this occasion. The

function was attended by high-

ranking government officials and top

management from Pakistan's

business community. Shoaib Ahmed,

Chief Human Resource Officer CCL

Pharmaceuticals accepted the

award on behalf of the company.

CCL Pharmaceuticals is the 2nd

largest exporter of world-class

pharmaceutical solutions in

Pakistan, and its products are

available in over 17 countries around

the world. They are manufactured

and packaged at the company's

cutting edge manufacturing facility

in Lahore.

Much of the credit for this laurel

goes to CCL's International

Operations team (IntOps), headed by

Palitha Thenuwara, Director

International Marketing and Sales,

CCL Pharmaceuticals.

Later Kashif Sheikh, Managing

Director and CEO of CCL and Dr.

Shahzad Khan, Chief Operating

Officer, shared the joy with the

IntOps team and lauded their

untiring efforts in the pursuit of

sustainable profitable growth.

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A series of three exciting and

Afun-filled events were

recently held to celebrate

CCL's Annual Sales Conference 2017

at the Pearl Continental Hotel in

Islamabad, Nishat Hotel in Lahore

and Pearl Continental Hotel in

Karachi respectively. Reflecting the

motivational theme of Josh-e-

Parwaz, the conferences aimed to

acknowledge the outstanding efforts

of the whole sales team.

In each event, Management

Committee members and senior

managers stood at the reception to

shower rose petals as screaming

sales team stepped in the hall. “It's

always a pleasure to be here among

all the champions. Thank you all for

coming here and I know that some

of you have come a long way. We all

have been working hard work

throughout the year but there must

be some time for some fun too,”

remarked Kashif Sajjad Sheikh,

Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer, CCL.

He also talked about the global

pharmaceutical market, branded

generic market share, highlights of

the year and the corporate vision and

strategy with highlights and

lowlights of 2017. “If the sales team

is not aligned to our vision and over

2000 hearts are not beating together

in one musical rhythm, trust me our

strategy and vision will remain a

fantasy,” he added.

Later Dr. Shahzad Khan, Chief

Operating Officer CCL

Pharmaceuticals, presented some

insightful milestones that CCL had

achieved throughout the year and

thanked the teams for all the

outstanding work. “You just heard

the vision of the organization but I

must say that unless our sales force

is effective we cannot achieve this

vision,” he said. He also shared the

fairy tale success story of Sita in

local market and in Sri Lanka.

The events were alive with rollicking

fun, lively dancing, shrieking laughter,

cheering and entertaining skits by

sales teams while chirpy Naveeda

Nisar, HRBP Marketing and Sales

and witty Rizwan-ur-Rasheed,

Business Unit Manager, hosted the

events. Incidentally the skit on the

life of an SPO was highly

appreciated. The conferences also

included some business sessions

and each evening was signed off by

soulful numbers in the velvety voice

of celebrated singer Naeem Abbas

Rufi.

“We are the 4th fastest growing

company in the top 25 companies in

Pakistan as per the latest IMS data

and the 2nd largest exporter in

Pakistan,” remarked a proud Dr.

Shahzad Khan. “Our Sales Promotion

Officer is a star because he is our

representative and closest to our

star, the doctor,” he added. He also

highlighted the efforts of CCL in

recognizing the exception amount of

trainings, promotions, and

incentives.

Later Muhammad Akram, Director

Marketing and Sales, presented

insightful sales data, market share of

multi-national companies versus the

share of national pharmaceutical

companies and CCL's ranking

improvement. He also shared with

guests the performance of each

business unit, and teams. “We have

to be one of the top 20 companies in

Pakistan during 2017 and must

achieve our sales objectives of 2018

with a thunder. I am sure our theme

of the conference, Josh-e-Parwaz

will take us there with pride. He also

announced extra degree incentive for

SPOs making extra efforts.

As CCL believes in rewarding its high

performing employees, he also

mentioned the names of the winners

who were rewarded with cash prizes.

Over 77 promotions were announced

in these three sessions whereas 75

motor cycles were also distributed

among those who went extra mile

during the past year.

CCL'S ANNUAL SALES CONFERENCE 2017

held in Islamabad

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VALUES ARE OUR

SUCCESS

MANTRA Says Kashif

New set of Values launched by CCL's HR function.

“In the journey of a good company

to becoming a great company we

have to be very clear and sold on our

values and cultural practices,” he

advised.

The first value, Passion for Growth,

was presented by Shoaib Ahmed,

CHRO, CCL Pharmaceuticals. “It is

our collective responsibility to ensure

that the company's business

objectives are communicated to all

employees. Every one of us MUST be

aware of our business objectives and

targets and how our targets link up

with those of the company's,”

remarked Shoaib.

The second value, Innovation to

Excel, was presented by Muhammad

Akram, Director of Marketing and

Sales, CCL Pharmaceuticals. “We

strive for valuable solutions that are

driven by innovation. We encourage

employees to learn to embrace

failure while taking business risks in

the pursuit of innovation excellence,”

remarked Akram.

The third value, Collaborate to Win,

was presented by Dr. Shahzad Khan,

Chief Operating Officer, CCL

Pharmaceuticals. “We believe in

teamwork, value creation and fun

environment,” he said. With the help

Shoaib Ahmed, Chief Human

SResource Officer (CHRO), CCL

Pharmaceuticals, welcomed

the audience to the first session of

the values relaunch event held at the

Finished Goods Warehouse at CCL's

Head Office in Lahore. The event was

attended by over 50 senior

managers of the company in a

colorfully branded venue which

reflected the four different colors of

the revised values.

“Core values are what support the

vision, shape the culture and reflect

what a company values. They should

pass the 3-door test of being the

essence of the company's identity –

the principles, beliefs or philosophy

of values,” remarked Kashif Sajjad

Shiekh, Managing Director of CCL.

“In the past ten years, our company

has transformed from local to a

global one, it's an evolutionary

process and so it is with our Values

too. We compared our existing

Values with those of many other

organizations. The sifting of this

research resulted in a few sets of

values which were presented to the

Management Committee, who then

spent time debating each value to

come up with the final list,” added

Kashif.

of many examples he highlighted

how we are empowered leaders who

are inspired by new challenges and

have a bias for collective action.

The fourth value, Integrity First, was

presented by Umer Saleem, Director

of Supply Chain and Manufacturing,

CCL Pharmaceuticals. “We are

honest, transparent and always think

of integrity first. We must ensure that

our appearance and courteous

behavior reflect the image of the

company and our pride in it, he

added.

Later Shoaib Ahmed presented a

plan of how the new values are going

to be integrated into the

organizational culture and practices.

“Each Monday, departmental

meetings will begin with an internal

Values Meeting, where one of the

colleagues will talk about a value and

how these can be lived. Similarly,

each Management Committee

meeting will start with Values for the

next few months. We are also

renaming our monthly employee

award to our Values Award (VIP).

Values card will be launched for

immediate recognition of colleagues

and going forward we will integrate

our Values in HR processes, such as

performance management and

trainings,” he added.

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QUALITY CULTURE INITIATIVE Launched at CCL An entertaining event was

Arecently held at the CCL's

Plant in Lahore to celebrate

the launch of Quality Culture

Initiative. The initiative included the

re-launch of CCL's Quality Policy and

many engaging competitions such

as poster-making, slogan writing

contest, speech making competition

and quality improvement

suggestions among CCL's

employees. The objective of the

initiative is to highlight the role of

quality in various activities across

the value chain. The colorful event

was attended by over 400

employees of the plant and Head

Office and was hosted by Uzma

Anwar, Lead Legal Affairs in HR,

plant management team including

Dr Rizwan Mahmood and Umer

Saleem and administration team

including Abdul Hayee and Nadeem

Saeed.

The evening began with the

unveiling of CCL's new Quality Policy

at plant reception by Kashif Sajjad

Sheikh, Managing Director & CEO of

CCL, who was accompanied by the

Management Committee members

and senior managers. The venue had

been colorfully decorated including

branded balloons and the walkway to

the compound proudly boasted

buntings and creative works of

employees as part of the Quality

competitions, i.e., posters, slogans

and other works.

“Welcome to the launch of CCL's

Quality Initiative and I thank you all

of you to make it possible. The

purpose of getting together today is

to realize the value of quality as a

driver for continuous improvement.

You will be required to ensure that

you continually improve the degree

to which the CCL's products and

services meet customer

requirements and to measure

effectiveness of the processes

responsible,” remarked Dr Rizwan

Mahmood, Director Quality

Operations, CCL Pharmaceuticals.

“Quality is not the seasoning or

garnishing of your favorite recipe

that adds a magical flash or flavor to

the dish but a part and parcel of our

mindset. The reason why we have re-

written our quality policy is to make

our employees understand that their

job affects product quality, and

therefore the success of CCL,”

remarked Umer Saleem, Director

Supply Chain and Factory

Operations.

“Please be a life-long learner as the

quest for knowledge and continuous

improvement is key to our success,”

remarked Shoaib Ahmed, Chief

Human Resource Officer while

talking to the audience.

A speech competition was also held

as part of the celebration in which

employees highlighted the value of

quality in production and supply

chain operations. All winners of

Quality competitions, i.e., song

writing, poster making, slogan and

suggestions writing and speech

contest were awarded cash prizes.

“I must congratulate you on

organizing such an engaging event

today and the enthusiasm of our

colleagues here is truly

commendable. I would like to

emphasize the value of this topic by

referring to the quote someone just

mentioned here, quality means doing

it right when nobody is watching,”

remarked Kashif Sheikh.

The evening ended with the loud

iteration of the Quality pledge in

which all participants read the four

pillars of the new Quality Policy loud,

led by Dr. Rizwan Mahmood.

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A 2-day team building and

Aannual excursion trip were

recently organized for AMVI

Vietnam employees at the scenic

Nha Trang Beach Island and Mui Ne

Sand Dunes, around 400 kilometers

away from Ho Chi Minh City.

The session was opened by Athar Ali

Mir, AMVI Plant Manager, who

thanked the employees for their

remarkable contribution to the

growth of the company.

Asrar Qureshi, General Director

AMVI, congratulated the organizing

team and all the staff on organizing

such an engaging event.

“Team building activities and

corporate retreats are an opportunity

to set new and common company

goals, initiate valuable training, and

facilitate better communication

among employees. Hope this

networking retreat will prepare us for

greater challenges and keep us

motivated to achieve sustainable

profitable growth,” remarked one of

the participants.

Nha Trang is renowned for its

beaches and scuba diving and has

developed into a popular destination

for international tourists, attracting

large numbers of backpackers, as

well as more affluent travelers on the

south-east Asia circuit; it is already

very popular with Vietnamese

tourists, with Nha Trang Bay widely

considered as among the world's

most beautiful bays.

the Consumer Health (CH) division of

TCCL Pharmaceuticals recently

participated in a daylong seminar

Know Yourself, which focused on women's

health challenges and emerging issues. The

seminar was organized by the Department of

Food Science and Human Nutrition at the

Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, in

collaboration with SAFOG (South Asian

Federation of Gynecologists).

The objective of the seminar was to create

deeper awareness about the health issues of

young girls. The seminar also focused on

describing the prevalent women's nutritional

situation in our country.

As part of its 3 Ps – patient, public and

prescriber - initiative for women health,

Consumer health care department had set up

a large and attractive Biomousse Flora

branded stall 2 days before the seminar,

which was visited by over 1000 female

students in 3 days. The team introduced

Biomousse Flora and highlighted the unique

Quatro formula to the participants. Free

samples were also distributed.

“Direct to consumer marketing is a key route

to developing positive word of mouth for new

brands,” remarks Usamah Iyyaz Billah,

Marketing Manager - Consumer Health, CCL.

Brand Manager Yasser Anwar highlighted

'The response to Biomousse Flora was

exceptional; all visitors shared their

excitement towards the new launch.'

Feedback was also gathered from over 160

participants through comment cards. Most

participants said they would look forward to

more sessions pertaining to women health

from CCL Pharmaceuticals.

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n engaging Calstrong Family

AFiesta was recently held by

the Consumer Healthcare

department of CCL at Lahore's Jallo

Park. Over 13 doctors along with

their families (hailing from

gynecology and general practice

segments) participated in this fun-

filled activity.

The objective of the activity was to

create a deeper awareness among

the doctors that Once A Day

Calstrong is a superior form of

calcium available in the market with

maximum absorption and

deposition. Guests had a great time

playing games like tug-of-war,

musical chairs, quiz, brisk walk

competition, which highlighted the

value of stronger bones and the need

of a high form of calcium in our daily

life.

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WOMAN OF MY LIFE Continues Its 2nd Phase

he second phase of the

TWomen of My Life activity

was recently held at the Park

Lane Hotel in which around 20

leading consultants and general

practitioners participated.

The purpose of the campaign is to

highlight and identify the importance

of the woman of our life and to thank

her for the efforts she makes

throughout the day.

The campaign, which aims to gain

greater market share for Once a

Day® Women, engaged over 45

participants in this session.

“It usually happens that men, in their

daily routine, forget how important it

is to take a moment to appreciate

what women in their lives are doing

for them,” remarked Muhammad

Raza Mufti, Senior Brand Manager,


This campaign helps the health

professionals express their gratitude

to their wives for their untiring

efforts.

The doctors really appreciated the

concept and requested CCL to

engage them in such lively activities.

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n exciting and colorful

Aceremony was held at the

Luxus Grand Hotel in Lahore

this week to mark the launch

ceremony of Chatooli, the digestive

candy, introduced by the Consumer

Healthcare division of CCL

Pharmaceuticals.

Over 150 guests including traders,

distributors, and other partners of

CCL attended the ceremony, which

began with the rhythmical dancing to

the rising drum beats interspersed

by cheerful shrieks of the passionate

retail and trade community.

“Welcome to the launch ceremony

of Chatooli, which is being brought to

you after many moons of research

and spade work and we are proud

that you being our strategic partners

are here with us to write another

chapter of success,” remarked

Usamah Iyyaz Billah, Marketing

Manager, CCL Pharmaceuticals.

“I am delighted to be amongst you

today to witness this launch and

thank you for your continued support

and motivation all these decades,”

remarked a jubilant Dr. Shahzad

Khan, Chief Operating Officer of CCL

Pharmaceuticals. He presented the

vision and history of CCL and

highlighted the role of consumer

healthcare products in its growth.

Dr. Rizwan Khan, Director of Quality

Operations at CCL talked about the

efforts, which had gone into the

making of this product over the past

many months. “Quality at CCL

Pharmaceuticals is a continuous

process and for a product like

Chatooli, which addresses

dyspepsia, flatulence and better

digestion it was vital to get the best

Chatooli Launch

Ceremony

held in Lahore

quality as well as an exciting taste,”

he added.

“We are proud to be the 4th largest

consumer healthcare company in

Pakistan. We may be a small team at

Consumer Healthcare yet we have

big dreams and I have full faith in

you and my team that we will make

Chatooli another resounding

success story, just like we did with

Dextron-D,” remarked Khalid Shafiq,

Head of Marketing and Sales,

Consumer Healthcare, CCL.

Later Usamah presented the

category and market overview and

Salman Asif, Assistant Brand

Manager – CH, introduced the

marketing and communication plan.

Salman mentioned that the product

launch is being supported by social

media and radio campaigns, and an

engaging school activation program

will be launched soon to

communicate the benefits of the

product to children.

Rao Kamran, Trade Sales Manager –

CH later talked about the product

availability drive to ensure product

trial at the trade level and presented

the channel-wise breakdown to

achieve the target sales. The

excitement level was so high that

retailers started placing their orders

immediately; the colorful evening

signed off with delicious food and

lively music.


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MR. BEST, Med Rep Behavioral

EVALUATION & SCORING

Tool Guidebook launched LAHORE, NOV. 2017

he Sales Training function of

TCCL recently launched MR.

BEST, a performance

excellence guide for the field force,

during the Annual Sales Conference

2017. Rana Imtiaz, Sales Training

Manager of CCL Pharmaceuticals

held various training sessions in all

regions to create better

understanding of the guide among

the sales teams.

“In today's highly competitive

pharmaceutical market with new

product launches every day and an

increasing number of medical

representatives from different

companies is creating a highly

competitive environment,” remarks

Rana Imtiaz, Sales Training Manager


“It demands excellence of knowledge

and skills in order to secure top-of-

mind slot. This is the essence of a

sales call which ultimately brings

business in the form of

prescriptions,” he added.

MR. BEST aims to enhance the in-

clinic effectiveness and comprises a

set of behaviors to be demonstrated

TRAINING SESSION held for

new DSMs

in a bid to build the managerial

Icapacity of our newly promoted DSMs,

the Training function in Marketing &

Sales Department recently held 4-day

training workshop on Introduction to

Management – I in the Royal Hotel

Lahore. Over 40 District Sales Managers

both from Pharmaceuticals and Consumer

Healthcare attended the workshop, which

was facilitated by Rana Imtiaz, Shahid

Malik, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad

Shakeel, Shayan Zafar and Syed Kashif,

representing Sales and Marketing and

Human Resources functions respectively.

In the opening addresses, Muhammad

Akram, Director Marketing and Sales and

Shoaib Ahmad, CHRO emphasized on the

significance of training and development

for the professional growth of employees.

The workshop was closed by Khalid

Shafiq, Head of Marketing & Sales while

sensitizing the participants on the value of

practical execution of their learning.

The workshop topics included

management and management process,

identifying DSMs' role in the dynamic

business environment, business

management process, people

management, how to conduct effective

meetings, recruitment and selection

process. The workshop offered a valuable

opportunity to CCL's managers to explore

their potential through learning and

execution of various managerial skills and

competencies.

by the Sales Representatives of CCL.

This set of skills and behaviors is

segmented in 3 major areas, general

attributes, knowledge and skills. It

will enable managers to observe, rate

and guide the Sales Representative

in a more professional fashion.


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Miracle of POSITIVE ATTITUDE

workshop held the training function in the

TMarketing & Sales

Department recently held a

series of daylong workshops on the

“Miracle of Positive Attitude” in

Karachi, Sukkur, Lahore, Multan,

Islamabad Faisalabad, Quetta and DI

Khan. The objective of this workshop

was to get rid of negatives from our

lives and cultivate a positive attitude

among the teams to boost

productivity. Over 200 participants

attended this workshop including

Sales Managers, Field Training

Managers and District Sales

Managers from both Pharma and

Consumer Health.

In Karachi and Lahore, the sessions

were opened by Dr. Shahzad Khan,

Chief Operating Officer, CCL

Pharmaceuticals who highlighted the

power of positivity and its impact on

our personal and

professional lives. The workshop in

Lahore was closed by Muhammad

Akram, Director of Marketing and

Sales who emphasized on value of

learning to cultivate a positive

attitude among the teams.

The workshop topics included

positive thinking, communication

obstacles, expectations from

supervisors/bosses, subordinates

and peers, self-motivation to bring

change and negativity in a team.

Authorized 2 sell workshops held for

SSPOs & FEs he training function in the

TMarketing & Sales

Department recently held a

series of daylong workshops,

Authorized 2 Sell for Senior Sales

Promotion Officers and Field

Executives in Lahore, Islamabad,

Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, D.I.

Khan and Multan.

The objective of this workshop was

to develop a better understanding of

selling skills and build a more robust

relationship with the customers.

Over 75 participants from various

towns attended these sessions

which were facilitated by FTMs

along with the sales training

manager.

The learning methodology that was

adopted in this session included

facilitated discussion, group

exercises, individual exercises and

role plays.

The key learning objectives of these

sessions included:

Ÿ Drive sales by respect-based

relationship

Ÿ Promote doctors through the

adoption process

Ÿ Follow up planning and be more

responsive

Ÿ Improve value to CCL and

doctors through selling

Ÿ Overcome objections and

negotiate better

Opening remarks in Lahore and

Multan session were given by

Naveed Ahmed, General Manager

Rizwan Rasheed, Business Unit

Manager while closing remarks were

delivered by Rana Imtiaz, Sales

Training Manager.


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Stress Management Training held at

DUBAI ISLAMIC BANKCCL's Neuropsychiatry team

Crecently organized a lecture

of renowned psychiatrist, Dr

Anil Kumar at the Dubai Islamic Bank

Corporate Training Centre in Karachi.

He highlighted the role of stress with

the help of a few exercises and

underlined the value of mental

balance and wellbeing.

Over 40 participants attended this

lecture including branch managers,

regional manager, regional head of

south and the regional training head

of Dubai Islamic Bank.

“You have to manage your workload

and balance your life you yourself are

best pilot for the flight, otherwise you

will crash your plane to a psychiatrist

soon,” remarked Dr. Anil Kumar.

Training Manager, Moaz Popatia

expressed his deep gratitude to CCL

for organizing the session and also

thanked Dr. Anil Kumar for the

wonderful workshop. This lecture is

part of CCL's commitment to

promote mental health and wellbeing

under the campaign, “let's fight

together. “

IntOps celebrates

WORLD DIABETES DAY

world Diabetes Day (WDD)

Wis celebrated annually on

14th November by the

International Diabetes Federation

(IDF). This year CCL's IntOps

launched a global program on this

important day, which aimed aiming

to drive global advocacy in the

context of local experience.

My Diabetes – Monitor Your

Diabetes is a program developed in

response to growing concerns about

the rising health threat from

Diabetes. The program will maximize

the awareness, promote diabetes

care, prevention and management of

Diabetes at local inhabitance. We are

intended to draw attention of local

communities, government officials,

NGOs and health care providers by

this program.

The ideology of My Diabetes that it is

a caring initiative to maintain your

health at a personal level and is a

promise of providing the way to

monitor your diabetes and live with it

happily. CCL celebrated World

Diabetes Day in Cambodia,

Myanmar, Tanzania, Afghanistan,

Kenya & Uzbekistan and the same

activity was celebrated in the Head

Office as well.

AFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN TANZANIA

CAMBODIA


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Trip to

SAIDPUR VILLAGE & MONAL

CCL's Adventure Club recently organized a daylong

Ctrip to Islamabad in which over 23 colleagues had

a fun-filled excursion to the historic sites like

Saidpur Village and Monal.

Happy trippers assembled at CCL's Head Office to feast

on finger-licking good breakfast of traditional delicacies

before departing for the capital. The theme of the trip was

linked to recently refreshed Our Values and the travelers

had been divided into four value teams i.e. Passion,

Innovation, Collaboration and Integrity.

As the bus got on the Lahore Islamabad Motorway the

excursionists started singing lilting melodies, having

loads of fun and frolic, while munching on salted peanuts

and delicious tidbits. Snippets and gossip kept the

travelers occupied throughout the pleasurable journey

until they reached Islamabad.

A team activity was organized at Saidpur Village, which

was won by the Collaboration Team. The day also

included an exciting episode of hiking on trail 3, and the

adventure culminated at the scrumptious dinner at the

scenic Monal restaurant. Monal is situated in the

picturesque hills of Margalla and the group members

loved the food and admired the scenic views of the valleys

underneath.

The restaurant pretty much fit the hype that has been

around about it for years. Breathtaking drive along the Pir

Sohawa, the place was right in middle of the Margalla

Hills, with stunning view of the entire Islamabad city.

Monal was indeed one of the best dine-in choices by the

club members, not so much because of their food, but

because of the awesome and scenic location.

Exhausted yet exalted the happy tourists reached Lahore

in the wee hours of Sunday after gleaning life-long,

cheerful memories.


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DIABETES AWARENESS SESSION HELD

Mohammad Jafri, Director Program, Dilawar Hussain

Foundation, recently held a diabetes awareness session,

which was attended by over 20 diabetic patients of

Dilawar Hussaun Foundation Clinic & Diabetes

Management Center.

The objective of conducting this session was to create a

deeper awareness on diabetes among the patients and

their attendants. Mohammad Jafri discussed the modes

of diabetes management, its complications, role of diet

and exercise in the management of diabetes, the

importance of insulin and timely screening of

complications.

JUNIOR BOARD MEMBERS OF DHF ENGAGE SCHOOL

CHILDREN

The junior board members of the Dilawar Hussain

Foundation (DHF) recently held an engaging activity with

the students of Dilawar Hussain Foundation Primary

School in Kamahan, near Defence Lahore.

The activity began with an orientation session by

Muhammad Jafri, Program Director of DHF and

highlighted its objective. Later he introduced the junior

board members to the school teachers and principal.

The activity included the distribution of cupcakes by

Soha and Mahnoor, football coaching by Eisa and Bilal, a

puppet show by Abduallah and a drawing and art session

by Neha. It was a fun-filled day with a purpose and

taught the students the value of knowledge, skills and

entertainment.

DHF celebrates

WORLD DIABETES DAY at Lahore Press Club

Dilawar Hussain Foundation recently organized a free diabetes camp for journalists at the Faiz Ahmed Faiz Hall of

Lahore Press Club (LPC) to mark World Diabetes Day.

As part of the activity LPC members got free consultation, diabetes screening, medicines and referral. Dr Shazia Khan,

physician of Dilawar Hussain Foundation Clinic & Diabetes Management Center provided proficient medical

consultation to over 100 patients during the day.

Office bearers of Lahore Press Club, Salman Ahmed, Aqeel Khan visited the camp and monitored the medical facilities;

they also expressed gratitude to Dilawar Hussain Foundation for organizing the camp. Incidentally Royal News also

covered the event and recorded the views of Dr Shazia Khan and Mohammad Jafri, Program Director, DHF on diabetes.

Aisha, a 17-year old resident of Dharam Pura stepped in

the DHF Clinic on a crisp autumn morning. She was as

pale and as white as a ghost, completely emaciated. She

was so weak and lethargic that she could hardly walk

and became breathless while talking.

The doctor took a detailed history and found out that she

had a habit of eating clay and parts of bricks from her

house. She had severe anemia and severe iron

deficiency, her hemoglobin was only 4 mg/dl (normal 12-

14 mg/dl).

DHF doctors started treating her instantly and she was

given dietary counselling and put on rigorous iron and

AISHA TURNS A NEW LEAFfolic acid treatment. She was very happy that she felt so

much better in a short time.

She would come after every three days and took her

medicines regularly. The doctors noticed the difference in

a few weeks, and her pale physical appearance began to

transform into pinkness of her health. Her hemoglobin

analysis was repeated after two months and it had come

to 10 mg/dl: A remarkable recovery indeed.

She and her widowed mother are very grateful to Dilawar

Hussain Foundation for her timely treatment and rapid

recovery.


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Q1: How do you summarize your career with CCL?

I have been associated with CCL since July 2010. My career with CCL has remained

amazing. I am the part of CCL team that led it to become the second largest exporter from

Pakistan and a regional multi national through the acquisition of

AMVI Vietnam.

Q2: One key learning in your career?

Say yes to new learning in the shape of additional work and

new opportunities and successes will follow. This is pivotal to

developing your business acumen as well.

Q3: Your mantra to success?

Always work on your circle of influence. This is the circle under

our control and things usually don't go according to our plan.

But if we deliver our part, in the best manner we can,

then chances are that things out of our control will

fall into their place and results will be nothing less

than outstanding.

Q4: Any key message to the readers?

Life is a test. Almighty has said this but He also

says that we will face only those challenges for

which we have the capacity to handle. Actually

they are blessings because, while we try and

learn to overcome them, not only we gain

valuable experiences but also know who we

actually are and capable of. The best thing is

that one challenge won't go away till it imparts

the learning and has made us stronger to

handle the next one. So embrace challenges

as part of life, don't sweat so much over

them, but work towards overcoming instead

of avoiding them.

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