There are those invisible heroes out there, about whom people rarely know anything. One of them is Natasha Poonawalla, a woman idol one could say, a shining star in the world of charity.
On the occasion of her interview with the American edition of Vogue, she generously gave the world the opportunity to meet her and yes, through a full-fledged discussion, we realized the reasons why she is a solid role model.
A benefactress, the woman behind the largest vaccine company in the world
Mother of two wonderful children and madly in love with her husband, Adar Poonawalla. With her eccentric style she proves her love for fashion, something which, as she revealed, makes people ignore the serious work she does. People have judged her many times wrong, but we must emphasize that Natasha is the director of the Serum Institute of India (SII), the largest vaccine company in the world, along with her husband, president of the charity Villoo Poonawalla. It is worth noting at this point that SII was founded by Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966 and is a subsidiary of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group.
The great struggle during the pandemic
As she characteristically pointed out, this year the people learned what they are really doing since SII, which has been active for 54 years, became widely known in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Natasha remembers hearing about the virus for the first time, fearing for her little asthmatic son, and that’s all but stopped. The family ended up staying in Pune, an Indian city, 10 minutes from the factory, and immediately took action. Adar and her father-in-law Cyrus – invested millions of dollars in vaccines, raising doses before clinical trials confirmed their effectiveness – and focused on distributing personal protective equipment, test kits and food to those in need.
Their work, however, apart from the great successes, unfortunately, also counts catastrophic losses. The death toll in India is approaching half a million, a number that has risen sharply during the second wave. “At that point, everyone thought we were in the worst phase,” she said in an interview.
The future may be uncertain, but Natasha’s actions look like colored touches on a dark canvas.
In closing, Natasha looks optimistic about the future, emphasizing that she would like to be involved in fashion as well. It is also willing to contribute to the “clean energy” sector and hopes that SII will develop the malaria vaccine which has been approved by the World Health Organization. “Now that the impact of the pandemic has diminished again in India, exports of the COVID-19 vaccine have resumed. The future, however, remains uncertain. ” emphasizes closing her interview.
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