Much has been said about how an international assignment is a 'win-win' for both employers and the employee as it helps the former address talent shortages and the latter in their career development. For global firm, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Inc., it is also a way for them to ensure that the employees do not lose sight of the company's patient-centric culture. "We aim to respond to the high level of engagement and the pipeline of talent flowing through the organisation by offering our colleagues relevant development opportunities [such as] encouraging experiences in different countries through transfers, secondments or leadership roles in projects that cover many countries," said Gordon Cameron, vice president for Asia Pacific at Takeda. "Keeping it true to our patient centric approach, in a recent program, select colleagues across our emerging markets business have been given an opportunity to partake in a five-day Global Health program onsite in Nairobi, Kenya.