Expanding Healthcare Access Through Innovation and Partnerships

Strategic Insights -

As populations grow and age, the demand for healthcare services increases, creating widening disparities in remote or lower-income regions. Innovations in healthcare delivery, collaborations, and digital transformation are bridging these critical gaps. Philips is addressing challenges in healthcare access through patient-centric innovation, collaborating with public and private partners to provide life-saving healthcare technologies and services to more people, especially in underserved areas.

Key Takeaways:

  • A partnership between Medicaid plans in Georgia and a healthcare provider is expanding access to high-quality healthcare for high-risk pregnancies through remote patient monitoring.
  • The program provides pregnant and postpartum mothers with maternal hypertension and diabetes access to connected blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and scales.
  • Philips is developing and piloting an AI-enabled obstetric application that leverages the Philips Lumify Handheld Ultrasound device to support midwives and nurses in point-of-care decision-making.
  • The HeartPrint platform in India provides affordable and efficient cardiovascular diagnostics through preventive screening on mobile phones.
  • HeartPrint has reached 100,000 people and offers a scalable, cost-effective model that can be adapted globally, potentially transforming cardiovascular care and improving health outcomes for millions.
  • Philips is investing in a portfolio of early-stage health technology ventures with the potential to transform primary healthcare systems, such as Last Mile Care, Briota, and iKure.
  • The Philips Foundation has expanded its efforts to India and Latin America to provide access to quality healthcare by addressing gaps in managing NCDs, scaling digital primary care provider models, and delivering affordable diagnostic solutions.

Statistics:

  • Approximately 92% of all maternal deaths occurred in low- and lower middle-income countries in 2023 [4].
  • 87% of maternal deaths in 2023 occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa [4].
  • Philips has improved the lives of nearly 2 billion people annually through its health technology, with a goal to reach 2.5 billion lives by 2030.
  • Helium-free MRI scanners have saved over 5 million liters of helium, a vital yet scarce resource.
  • Philips' health technology has improved health outcomes for millions of people, and the company aims to expand access to care and improve the resilience of healthcare systems.

Sources:

  • [1] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health
  • [2] https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/05/1136832
  • [3] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
  • [4] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality
  • [5] Philips N.V [Category: Healthcare, Managed Health Care, Partnerships and Alliances]