First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Thursday visited one of the leading health technology companies that provide Universal Healthcare solutions globally.
The First Lady who is in the Netherlands attending the Global AIDS summit in Amsterdam visited the Philips Group Company in Eindhoven, with the aim of exploring collaboration with her beyond Zero initiative.
The company focuses on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes by providing modern health solutions across the world.
Philips pays special attention to research, design, development and manufacturing of world-class health solutions.
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The Centre in Eindhoven serves as a factory for modern healthcare solutions and a centre to demonstrate their innovative medical equipment.
The First Lady was taken through several healthcare facilities including those for Neo-Natal Intensive care (NISU), Emergency room, Ex-Ray solutions and the community Life Centre Kits that are already being used to provide healthcare in Kiambu, Mandera and Nairobi.
Philip’s CEO Ronald de Jong who took the First Lady on a guided tour of the Philips Centre invited the First Lady to visit the Nairobi Community Life Centre.
The First Lady also visited the Maxima Medical Centre in Veldhoven where she was taken through several departments of the largest health facility for critical care involving mothers and babies. The health institution is also under the umbrella of the Philips group.
The partnership that the First Lady is exploring with the Philips Group is aimed at an enhanced, efficient, and affordable healthcare system towards attaining UHC in Kenya as envisioned under President Kenyatta’s Big-4 agenda.
She is also exploring collaboration options in preparation for the construction of the proposed Sh 2.2 billion State-of-the-Art Beyond Zero Referral Hospital in Nairobi.
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After the extensive visit, Philips offered to assist Beyond Zero in modelling the design of the proposed specialized hospital.
He said Philips has an extensive expertise in the coordination of concept design, implementation and operation.
The group also offered support in equipping the Beyond Zero Mobile clinics.
Besides incorporating all the features of a modern hospital the Beyond Zero facility lays special focus on mothers and children with additional facilities for emotional wellness for those rescued from gender violence and Female Genital Mutilation related health complications.
At the Royal Philips Best-Customer Visit Centre, Chief Executive Officer Ronald de Jong maintained that the innovative solutions produced by Philips are very relevant to Beyond Zero.
The CEO said the group is ready to help Kenya transform its maternal and infant care-an area that Beyond Zero has focused on in the last five years.
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Responding to Mr. Jong’s comments about what she had seen, the First Lady commended Philip’s commitment to support a dream similar to Beyond Zero’s mission that no woman should die while giving life.
“I really appreciate what you are doing to provide the world with innovative healthcare solutions. Your concept is very good,” stated the First Lady.
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