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Philips and the African Union join forces to create access to healthcare solutions for COVID-19 and beyond

Partnership to launch first-of-its-kind ventilator exchange program

Philips (www.Philips.com) and the African Union through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform will provide medical equipment and expertise in response to the immediate needs of medical practitioners and COVID-19 patients; First-of-its-kind ventilator exchange program dedicated to African Union Member States & their hospitals will allow healthcare facilities to replace outdated…

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    • Philips Launches Lumify, Its First App-Based Portable Ultrasound System in Africa (1)
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Philips Launches Lumify, Its First App-Based Portable Ultrasound System in Africa

Philips’ new ultrasound approach brings together mobile applications, advanced ultrasound transducer technology, integrated IT, training, education and support services to help healthcare providers improve care and reduce costs

Philips introduces new mobile, app-based approach to ultrasound delivery that brings secure cloud-enabled technology and high-image quality to broader network of healthcare providers Industry-first integrated portable-ultrasound system breaks down barriers for care providers – from clinicians, teaching institutions, medical students and residents to EMS personnel, disaster relief organizations and hospitals…

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    • Philips and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands sign seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialized Cardiac Care Center (1)
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Philips and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands sign seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialized Cardiac Care Center

Scheduled for completion in mid-2020, it is estimated that the new center will have the physical capacity to perform 500 surgeries, 1,600 cath lab diagnoses, and 500 cath lab interventions once operational

First of its kind project for Philips will deliver a complete hospital solution for state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases The new Cardiac Care Center is set to address the critical shortage of cardiology services in Ethiopia from as early as November 2018 Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA)…

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Pedal it out to bring Kenyan’s heart beat back

The campaign will take the form of multiple stakeholder engagements to raise awareness on good heart health and use the power of the public to raise awareness and motivate exercise and lifestyle changes leading to Philips funding AED’s to public spaces in Kenya

Take on the #10MinHeartChallenge; pedal for ten minutes and contribute towards increasing the incidence of survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Through crowd participation in the challenge, Philips commits to providing 10 Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the Kenya Red Cross Statistics from the Kenya Cardiac Society indicate that non…

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Philips Community Life Centre brings quality primary care to a community of 40,000 people in one of the world’s most challenging regions: Mandera County, Kenya

The new primary care and community hub is part of Philips’ ongoing commitment to improve access to quality primary healthcare and to decrease maternal and infant mortality rates – a huge challenge across sub-Saharan Africa

Mandera County Government, UNFPA and Philips deliver on their commitment to implement Kenya’s second Community Life Centre (CLC) in order to advance reproductive, maternal and newborn health The CLC platform aims to strengthen primary care and enable community development in a County that has one of the highest maternal mortality…

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Only 33% of Healthcare Professionals in South Africa Believe the Overall Health of South Africans is Positive

The local 2017 FHI results were released today at the Future of Health Summit 2017 in Johannesburg

Future Health Index commissioned by Philips reveals that South African’s perceptions of the current health system do not align with the realities. South Africans perceive that they have more access and greater integration of the healthcare system and better adoption of connected care technology, than they have in reality. The…

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Philips Partners with the Government of Kenya and the United Nations to Advance the African Healthcare Agenda

The leading health technology company is coming on board as the first private sector partner to establish an SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Partnership Platform in Kenya for accelerating primary healthcare transformation in support of universal health coverage

Establishment of the SDG Partnership Platform in Kenya aims to accelerate Primary Healthcare transformation in support of Universal Health Coverage Collaboration and innovation are key to ensure a financially sustainable healthcare system Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) (www.Philips.com) today announced its full support for a new Government of Kenya…

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Philips Showcases Innovations that will shape the Future of Healthcare at the Innovation Experience 2016 in Nairobi

Roelof Assies, CEO, Philips East Africa, inaugurates the Philips Live! Innovation Experience in Nairobi, providing a glimpse into the future of healthcare

Roelof Assies, CEO, Philips East Africa ​(www.Philips.com), inaugurates the Philips Live! Innovation Experience in Nairobi, providing a glimpse into the future of healthcare Philips presents an experiential showcase that highlights solutions that enable people to live a healthier life, innovations that make care highly personalised and more widely available to…

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Cost is a significant barrier to healthcare in South Africa reveals the first Future Health Index released by Philips

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients indicate improving access to healthcare services as a core priority for local Government

The Future Health Index (FHI) provides a benchmark for a country’s perceived readiness to meet some of the key healthcare challenges emerging globally. South Africa is ranked eighth out of thirteen countries surveyed (receiving a score of 56.7 / 100) in a detailed international research study looking into differing levels…

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Philips and UNFPA collaborate to transform lives in Mandera County, Kenya – announce plans to implement Kenya’s second “Community Life Centre”

The Community Life Center in Mandera is expected to provide the local area with modern, integrated high quality health services, access to energy, education, employment opportunities, commercial activities, and a secure social activity hub

Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) (www.Philips.com), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (http://www.UNFPA.org) has today revealed its plans to inaugurate a Community Life Center (CLC) in Mandera, a County in North-Eastern Kenya with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratio - 3,795 per 100,000 live births(1).…