Philips South Africa and the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to the high-tech Medical Simulation Lab that […]
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Future Health Index Reveals Top Priorities for SA’s Health System
Royal Philips has released the South African results of the third annual Future Health Index (FHI). The study builds on data from people and healthcare professionals in 16 countries, representing […]
Augmented Infant Resuscitator Developed to Reduce Neonatal Mortality
Royal Philips, in collaboration with Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) at Massachusetts General Hospital Global Health, has developed the Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) – an add-on device for conventional neonatal bag-valve-mask […]
Cape Town Hospital Installs Africa’s First Next Generation Image Guided Therapy Platform
Royal Philips has announced the installation of Azurion, the first of its kind future-proof image guided care platform in Africa, at the Mediclinic Panorama acute care hospital in Cape Town. […]
Future Health Index Outlines Journey to Value-based Healthcare
Royal Philips has introduced the Value Measure, a new indicator of the value delivered by healthcare systems of developed and developing markets, to its 2018 Future Health Index (FHI) edition. […]
What Data Can Do for Africa’s Healthcare Systems
The adoption of digital solutions for data capturing in the healthcare sector will revolutionise the delivery of healthcare services and solutions; from testing, early detection and prevention to remote patient […]
Philips to Build Ethiopia’s First Specialised Cardiac Care Centre
Royal Philips and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands have signed a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialised cardiac care centre to address the critical shortage of cardiology […]
OpenMedReady Established to Validate Remote Patient Monitoring
Technology and health organisations Philips, Arm, ForgeRock and Qualcomm Life, along with US-based healthcare startups Sparsa and US TrustedCare, are collaborating with the aim of enhancing data from medical devices […]
Philips Announce Tele-ultrasound Solution
Royal Philips has partnered with Canadian-based Innovative Imaging Technologies (IIT) to develop an industry-first integrated tele-ultrasound solution that can connect clinicians around the globe in real-time. The new solution is based on […]
Philips Launches Healthcare AI Platform
Philips has launched a new platform, called HealthSuite Insights, to support the advancing adoption of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in key healthcare domains. According to Philips, HealthSuite Insights gives data […]
Gauteng Modernises Public Health Services With New Oncology Diagnostics Facility
Gauteng MEC for Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, has officially opened an advanced oncology facility at the cost and investment of R36 million at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital (GDMAH) in […]
Philips Inaugurates SA’s first Mini-Community Life Centre
Philips South Africa, in collaboration with the Rhiza Foundation, has opened South Africa’s first Mini-Community Life Centre (CLC) in Diepsloot, Gauteng. Designed to provide access to primary healthcare services […]