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03 sep 2007 - 12:44
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Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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Philips CEO calls on ASEAN government and industry leaders to align forces to improve healthcare access
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PHILIPS CEO CALLS ON ASEAN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO ALIGN FORCES TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS
- Collaboration and innovation key to ensuring financially sustainable healthcare system
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Addressing the BusinessWeek ASEAN Symposium on Access to Healthcare in Kuala Lumpur, President and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, Gerard Kleisterlee, today pressed public and private sector leaders to urgently come together to remove barriers to providing access to quality healthcare. During a keynote speech to key representatives from business, government, healthcare and insurance organizations, Mr.Kleisterlee emphasized the importance of ensuring the well-being of ASEAN’s rising population to drive the region’s economic stability.
“In the 21st century, access to quality healthcare is a basic human right. We cannot accept that millions of people die every year in South East Asia simply because they don’t have access to available healthcare,” said Mr. Kleisterlee. “We must address access issues at every stage of care – from prevention, to early diagnostics and after-care. And this requires collaboration from all stakeholders including healthcare regulators, the insurance industry and technology leaders.”
More than 35 percent of the 27 million deaths each year in South East Asia occur among people between the ages of 30 and 69. This represents a tremendous loss in terms of productive workers for ASEAN countries. Cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer represent the top three illnesses among the middle-aged, and while treatment exists, many die because it is too expensive. In ASEAN’s more rural areas where infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria are rampant, the lack of infrastructure, healthcare information and skilled professionals all contribute to the region’s pressing healthcare challenges.
“We cannot achieve prosperity without quality healthcare,” said Mr. Kleisterlee. “ASEAN’s emerging markets offer tremendous opp
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