Celesio and the aid organisation have been working together since the autumn of last year. In addition to logistical and organisational support, the employees, business partners and customers of Celesio and GEHE donated a total of EUR 50,000. Two pharmacists from Lloydspharmacy, the pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom owned by Celesio are soon to start work in Southern India, assisting aid workers. Combining the donations made by all Celesio companies in Europe that were involved in the charitable initiative to support the victims of the Tsunami, a total of around EUR 200,000 was donated to various aid organisations.

Doctors for Developing Countries has been in existence for twenty years and so far has organised 3,500 placements in developing countries on a voluntary and unremunerated basis. More than 1,900 doctors have been involved in the projects. The organisation's motto is: "Saving someone's life means saving the world. You can help too!"

About Celesio

With a turnover of EUR 19.2 billion (2004), Celesio is the leading pharmaceutical distribution company in Europe and is represented in 15 countries. With its three divisions, Celesio Wholesale, Celesio Pharmacies and Celesio Solutions, the group covers the entire scope of pharmaceutical trade and pharmaceutical-related services. Every day, 138 branches in the wholesale sector make more than 100,000 deliveries. Around 1,900 Celesio-owned pharmacies serve more than 500,000 customers every day. As part of its Solutions division, Celesio offers pharmaceutical manufacturers logistics and distribution solutions through a pan-European network of subsidiaries with its AVS Health Distribution business unit. Celesio has around 32,000 employees throughout Europe.

More information on Celesio is available on the website www.celesio.com.

    
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Enquiries to: Michael Rüdel, +49-711-5001-658

Source: Celesio AG

Enquiries to: Michael Rüdel, +49-711-5001-658