Improving people’s access to health care means more than building a concrete structure, equipping it with medical equipment and staffing it with a few health workers.
Without a long-term view and plan, that structure would eventually crumble as funding dries up, equipment stop working and health care workers look for other opportunities.
This is why Philips isn’t only looking at how to reach and address the needs of the community in Githurai, Kenya, where it set up its first Community Life Center, a health facility aimed at improving people’s access to primary health care services.