Philips unveils healthcare project in Ghana

JJ van Dongen - CEO of Philips Africa launched the project in Accra.
JJ van Dongen – CEO of Philips Africa launched the project in Accra.

Global Dutch electronics firm, Philips, says it expects to save about one million lives in Ghana with its new healthcare project launched in Accra July 2, 2013.

The initiative dubbed “Touching one million Ghanaian lives by 2020” is focused on reducing maternal and infant mortality in the country, thus contributing in meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5.

Philips, in a statement, said the project is to make “preventive screening available to expectant women by providing ultrasound imaging equipment including training of healthcare professionals, maintenance and technical support to ten healthcare facilities across the country.”

The project will be executed in two phases in close cooperation with key local stakeholders including Ghana’s Ministry of Health (MOH).

During the first phase, Philips says it will provide the MoH, with a Philips ClearVue 350 ultrasound machine and all inherent services for the duration of the programme, such as local technical management and execution support and training of healthcare staff.

While in the second phase, the company indicated it will extend the programme to nine healthcare facilities across Ghana as well as contribute an additional nine ultrasound machines over a period of two years.

Philips says it will together with relevant healthcare facilities closely cooperate to capture the appropriate clinical data under the programme in order to clearly assess and evaluate its impact, areas of improvement and lessons learned.

By Ekow Quandzie

1 Comment
  1. kerry says

    This is interesting and excellent initiatve but is there any catch with the bible and slavery. Excellent initiative, it about time Ghana move on with better systems

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