Providing specific health guidance at stores in local communities
In-store health guidance service in which a nationally certified dietician gives suggestions on the prevention and improvement of metabolic syndrome
Organizing health events with nationally certified dieticians serving as instructors
Organizing events on women’s health
Providing support for breast cancer patients
As part of the Pink Ribbon Campaign for raising the public awareness of early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of breast cancer, we donated medical hair wigs to 100 breast cancer patients.
Calling for applicants on our website
We started this project in 2013 to contribute to improving the QOL of patients suffering from hair loss due to side effects of anti-cancer drug treatment, and this year marks the 10th time. Targeting patients who are about to start breast cancer treatment and are expected to experience hair loss and patients who are currently undergoing breast cancer treatment and are experiencing hair loss, we have delivered wigs to approximately 1,000 patients so far. Under the slogan “We wish to save your life and your breasts,” as part of our efforts for the early detection of breast cancer, we display an awareness poster in the prescription waiting room of our stores and distribute handbooks containing information on regular self-checks. We will continue to actively promote the Pink Ribbon Campaign.
Organizing wig sales events
We periodically organized wig sales events at our flagship stores. By featuring well-tuned counseling by wig makers at the sales venues, the events helped the customers feel close to wigs. While ensuring sales, we contributed to increasing the QOL of patients suffering from an adverse effect of anticancer drug treatment.
Health promotion seminars by the Sugiura Memorial Foundation
In cooperation with the SUGI Pharmacy Group, the Sugiura Memorial Foundation annually holds seminars in operating areas of SUGI Pharmacy nationwide in order to help local residents, including senior citizens and their families, understand about the latest medical treatment and disease prevention and feel more keenly the importance of early detection and treatment of disease, as well as preventive care against dementia and other geriatric diseases.
Background of the establishment of the Sugiura Memorial Foundation
In September 2011, when the SUGI Pharmacy Group celebrated the 35th anniversary of its establishment, the Sugiura Community Healthcare Promotion Foundation was established, with Hirokazu Sugiura and Akiko Sugiura, who had commenced SUGI Pharmacy, as the organization’s founders, in the hope that they could reciprocate the support extended by local residents so far and be of use as much as possible by contributing to society. In July 2015, the foundation was certified as a public service corporation and renamed the Sugiura Memorial Foundation. Not only does it continue to support individuals and organizations that work toward realizing a comprehensive community care system, but the foundation also contributes to society extensively in the fields of dementia and preventive care.
the Sugiura Memorial Foundation Web SITE