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    • Philips Launches Lumify, Its First App-Based Portable Ultrasound System in Africa (1)
    • Lumify with Reacts brings experts into an ultrasound exam, no matter the distance, allowing a midwife in a remote location to call upon an obstetrician to provide perspective and guidance as though they were in the same room (2)
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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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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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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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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).…

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Philips introduces new diagnostic device to help prevent childhood pneumonia deaths in low-resource countries

Automated breathing rate monitor aims to better diagnose main cause of death among children under the age of five (1)

On the occasion of World Pneumonia Day (http://www.worldpneumoniaday.org), Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) (http://www.philips.com) today announced the upcoming release of a Children’s Automated Respiration Monitor, aimed to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in low-resource countries, potentially preventing many of the 935,000 childhood deaths caused by pneumonia…

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    • Students at work in the Maker Space, which will be one of the locations where the prototyping will take place
    • Mukuru Health Center, a typical primary healthcare unit in a low-resource setting for which the project will develop innovations
    • Philips Community Life Center in Githurai, where integrated care is provided, will be one of the locations where the innovations from the project will be validated
    • UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project
    • UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project
    • UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project
    • UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project
    • UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project
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UNICEF and The Philips Foundation, together with partners, launch the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project

In developing countries such as Kenya, maternal, newborn and child mortality rates remain unacceptably high

UNICEF and The Philips Foundation (http://www.philips-foundation.com), together with Concern Worldwide, Maker and Gearbox, have launched the Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project, to help save lives and improve the health of pregnant women and children in Kenya. Under the leadership of the Government of Kenya and the Project’s Steering Committee…