UNITED BUSINESS FOR UKRAINE. Case studies. Farmak

During the first days of the war, the company donated all available finished products to charity and asked its foreign partners to supply critical medicinal products to Ukraine in the form of humanitarian aid.

Farmak is the leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in Ukraine. The company’s products are marketed in 40 countries.

With the first days of the full-scale war, Farmak JSC that has two sites, in Kyiv and Shostka (Sumy oblast), has never stopped its operations. Despite of the threat of missile attacks in the capital city, and almost complete surrounding of Shostka by the enemy’s troops, all employees continued working to provide medicines. 

The big warehouse of the company with the stocks of finished products, packaging and raw materials, was completely destroyed in the first weeks of the war. 

Humanitarian aid from foreign partners. After the destruction of the company’s warehouse of raw materials and finished products worth about 50 million euros, Farmak asked its own foreign partners for help, so that critical medicines would stay available for Ukrainians. That’s why Farmak sent a request to supply medicines and medical devices to Ukraine in the form of humanitarian aid. Part of them was provided free of charge and part of the costs was covered by the Zhebrivski Family Foundation*. 

Farmak provided all the logistics to organize the supplies of such aid from the EU. The humanitarian aid granted by its partners was delivered directly to the state institution “Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”. So far such supplies of humanitarian aid made about 1.8 million Euros.

Charitable support. Since the first days of the war in 2014, Farmak and the Zhebrivski Family Charity Foundation* have been helping civilians affected by the war, medical institutions and military personnel. Since December 2021, this aid reached more than 550 000 euros. Mostly, the Foundation donates medicines and medical equipment to those in need. 

During the war, Farmak continued to support the educational sphere. Due to the military actions, there are restrictions for school graduates in their studies and admission to educational institutions. The company provided free computer programming training for senior school students of the Shostka community. The educational program aims to provide quality education and reduce the outflow of talented young people from the community. 

The charity foundation also helps schools to prepare for the school season; bomb shelters were organized in 4 schools of Ukraine.

Support of food security in the Shostka community. Today, part of the territory that was previously used for growing crops is under fire from the Russian invaders. In addition, the occupants steal agricultural machinery, destroy food warehouses and roads. People in the villages lost the opportunity to feed their families with crops from their own household.

To help families affected by the war, Farmak joined the initiative Seeds for Ukraine. It aims to provide vegetable seeds to more than 100 000 Ukrainian families. Farmak supported the project and handed over packs of seeds to 1000 families of the Shostka community.

Help from employees. The company’s employees organized charity fundraising and donated their one-day salary to charity. During fundraising, more than 50 000 euros were collected for the defense of the country!

The employees also became blood and plasma donors. More than 30 liters of blood and plasma were donated to the soldiers and civilian victims of the war.

Today the enterprise functions at full capacity, supporting the country’s economy. At the beginning of the war, the company paid all taxes in advance and maintained its stuff.  It constantly continues to manufacture medicinal products and provide charitable aid to the population.

*Zhebrivski Family Charitable Foundation is a Ukrainian charitable organization, legal successor of Farmak Charitable Foundation.

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