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24 May 2013

Author:
The Herald Online (Zimbabwe)

Philips to invest in Zim health [Zimbabwe]

Royal Philips...has expressed its commitment to help improve health care infrastructure in the country...[The] company’s general manager in Africa, Mr Peter van de Ven, said technology enhanced lives as it enabled early detection of complications. This year’s roadshow focuses on mother and child care, in support of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, which are aimed at reducing child mortality rates and improving maternal health. “We are committed to support governments in Africa to reach those development goals through playing a leading role in providing the tools and infrastructure that act as solutions and make it possible to achieve these Millennium Development Goals,” he said.