Healthcare Essay: Johnson & Johnson's CSR & AIDS in Africa

This essay provides an analysis of a scholarly article focusing on Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in Africa, specifically addressing the AIDS epidemic. The essay highlights the importance of the chosen article, emphasizing how it showcases the social responsibilities of corporations and how they can effectively address societal issues through socially responsible marketing. It examines the impact of AIDS on society and businesses, outlines Johnson & Johnson's CSR activities towards communities, employees, and the environment, and identifies different types of CSR initiatives that can serve as a framework for other companies. The essay also discusses the rigor of the research and explores how socially responsible marketing can contribute to a company's profitability through tax benefits, improved regulatory relations, and enhanced brand image, concluding that CSR programs are crucial for corporations operating in Africa, benefiting both the community and the company's growth.

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Introduction:
The following essay is an analysis of an academic article on the case study of
Corporate Social Responsibility program of the company Johnson & Johnson in Africa to
help the people living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Chattu, 2015;
Fauci, 2016). The aim of the essay is to understand why the chosen article is important and
whether the socially responsible marketing strategy can contribute to company profits.
Discussion:
-Reason for selecting the article
The chosen article titled “Corporate social responsibility in public health: A case-
study on HIV/AIDS epidemic by Johnson &Johnson company in Africa” by Chattu (2015)
outlines several important aspects which makes the article suitable for understanding the
social responsibilities of corporate and how an organization can best address them to develop
a socially responsible marketing. These aspects include:
Understanding the impact of AIDS on the society and how it can impact corporate
working in those regions. The author pointed out the number of people affected by IDS and
how it impacts the society as well as companies and thus impresses upon the gravity of the
situation (de Vries, 2016).
Outlining the social responsibilities and activities of Johnson & Johnson which can
help to understand how an organization can be involved in social and environmental
development. The authors discussed the various actions CSR activities and responsibilities of
the company, dividing them based on the responsibilities towards the communities,
employees and environment thus helping to understand how each of the approach can help to
develop society (de Vries, 2016).

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Identifying the different types of CSR initiatives that can help to understand how
organizations can partake in their social responsibilities. The different initiatives can provide
a framework for other companies to follow and implement their CSR programs in a more
effective way. Providing examples of the initiatives also helps to understand how the CSR
programs were implemented as well as understand how those programs might have worked
out and thus understand its efficacy (Chattu, 2015).
Rigor: The rigor of the paper can be justified by the depth of the study and throu8gh
the credibility of the publisher of the article “Journal of Natural Science, Biology &
Medicine” which is famous for its academic research quality (Chattu, 2015).
-Whether socially responsible marketing contributes to company profits
Socially responsible marketing is a philosophy that implies that a company should
consider the best interests of the society in its marketing objectives and thereby ensure that
the market offerings are not solely driven by profits but through the enforcement of social
and ethical values that can benefit the society (Gulati, 2017). According to Schrempf-Stirling
and Palazzo (2016), socially responsible marketing has several advantages for a company that
can help it to prosper. Tax cuts and rebates are offered by governments to incentivize the
involvements of companies in CSR programs thereby offering financial advantage to the
companies (Gulati, 2017). Moreover, CSR activities can also foster trust from the regulatory
authorities and government and therefore provide the organization with fewer obstacles in its
operations which can in turn drive the profits of the company (Visser et al., 2017). Pulker et
al. (2018) also pointed out that these programs can help to improve the brand image of the
company and therefore help to attract more customers and investors and therefore support
company’s profitability.
Conclusion:

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From the article by Chattu (2015), it can be concluded that CSR programs is an
important consideration of corporate working in Africa and that the CSR program of Johnson
& Johnson to help people living with AIDS in Africa can significantly help to improve not
only the wellbeing of the community, but also improve the image of the company and help it
to grow further.

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References:
Chattu, V. K. (2015). Corporate social responsibility in public health: A case-study on
HIV/AIDS epidemic by Johnson & Johnson company in Africa. Journal of natural
science, biology, and medicine, 6(1), 219.
de Vries, H. (2016). Invited Commentary: Corporate social responsibility and public health:
An unwanted marriage. Preventive medicine, 89, 345.
Fauci, A. S. (2016). The acquired immune deficiency syndrome: The ever-broadening
clinical spectrum. Jama, 316(2), 230-230.
Gulati, R. (2017). Bridging miles to achieve milestones: Corporate social responsibility for
primary health care. Indian journal of public health, 61(4), 297-297.
Pulker, C. E., Trapp, G. S., Scott, J. A., & Pollard, C. M. (2018). Global supermarkets’
corporate social responsibility commitments to public health: a content analysis.
Globalization and health, 14(1), 121.
Schrempf-Stirling, J., & Palazzo, G. (2016). Upstream corporate social responsibility: The
evolution from contract responsibility to full producer responsibility. Business &
Society, 55(4), 491-527.
Visser, W., McIntosh, M., & Middleton, C. (2017). Corporate citizenship in Africa: lessons
from the past; paths to the future. In Corporate citizenship in Africa (pp. 10-17).
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