How can the private sector help ensure better health care delivery in areas that need it most?
For private-public partnerships to flourish and develop, we need to realize that we all have something to contribute. While companies such as Philips can offer scale and innovation, for example, community engagement is essential.
“We need the trust of the communities, and that’s where NGOs come in,” said Jan Willem Scheijgrond, head of partnerships at Philips, in an interview with Helen Morgan, Devex global development reporter, at Women Deliver in May.
Watch the video above for more from Scheijgrond on how different actors can come together to provide the innovations that are needed within a community, and how infrastructure can be better supported to help improve supply chains.
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About the authors
Julie Espinosa
Julie Espinosa is the Associate Director of Creative at Devex. She leads a team of visual storytellers who work with reporters all over the globe to cover the topics of humanitarian aid, sustainable development and global health. Prior to joining Devex, Julie worked in documentary film production in Austin, Texas. She holds a master’s degree in communications and cultural studies from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in visual arts from Harvard University.
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan is a journalist and editor, primarily focusing on climate change, migration, humanitarian crises, and human rights. She was previously an Associate Editor at Devex, where she managed the op-eds section and led a project covering climate resilience in small island developing states. Helen was also features editor at World Politics Review, and editor and writer at the environmental think tank WRI, as well as editing for The New Humanitarian. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
