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Get a Shot. Give a Shot.For every shot administered at Walgreens pharmacies, Walgreens donates the value of a life-saving vaccine through the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign, which helps to provide life-saving vaccines to children in developing countries. So far 15 million children have been vaccinated over our three-year relationship.Vitamin Angels According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition is an underlying contributing factor in about 45 per cent of all childhood deaths. That is why, for every vitamin or supplement sold to a Walgreens customer, 1 per cent of the cost of the item is donated to Vitamin Angels, a non-profit that provides vitamins to children and at-risk populations. Through this initiative, Walgreens has helped to provide essential vitamins and supplements to 100 million children and mothers in the USA and in other countries around the world.employees, customers and communities, they also strengthen our business. I feel a great responsibility to both my organization and the global community. Working to achieve the WBA mission from my role overseeing business operations and our CSR programme provides me with insight into the strengths and intersections of these two functions. I personally believe that, now more than ever, this is the role of a business leader in the 21th century. ■ABOUT THE AUTHOROrnella Barra is Co-Chief Operating Officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance overseeing Global Brands, Pharmaceutical Wholesale, the Retail Pharmacy International businesses outside the UK and Republic of Ireland, Human Resources and other business services. Born in Italy, Ms Barra graduated from the University of Genoa with a degree in pharmacy and embarked on a career in the healthcare sector. She started out as a pharmacist, first managing a pharmacy and then setting up her own. In 1984 she founded the pharmaceutical wholesaler Di Pharma, which was taken over in 1986 by Alleanza Salute Italia. Following a series of a key career progressions, in 2014 Ms Barra played a pivotal role in the creation of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. Ms Barra is also Leader of Corporate Social Responsibility, a position through which she oversees all corporate social responsibility activities across the Company. In October 2016, the United Nations Foundation awarded its Global Leadership Award to Walgreens Boots Alliance for its commitment to the United Nations Foundation’s Sustainable Development Goals through supporting wellbeing around the world.Photo Credit: © Diane Bondareff/UN FoundationHEALTH 075