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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Indonesia's Ministry of Health and Philips to deliver nationwide coverage of advanced image-guided therapy systems in Indonesia, expanding access to cardiac, stroke and cancer care in all 38 provinces
Philips Azurion image-guided therapy system Doctor and patient in Indonesia July 29, 2025 Long-term multiyear agreements will see Philips installing its advanced Azurion image-guided therapy systems nationwide across all provinces, including rural and remote areas Initiative brings minimally invasive care to millions of cardiac, stroke and cancer patients in Indonesia Combines cutting-edge treatment technology, services and training to strengthen Indonesia's health infrastructure Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Jakarta, Indonesia – In a major step toward transforming healthcare delivery, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology and the Indonesia's Ministry of Health today announced plans to deploy state-of-the-art image-guided therapy systems nationwide, as part of their signed agreements, under the Strengthening Indonesia's Healthcare Referral Network (SIHREN) landmark agreements, recently awarded to Philips after an international, competitive bidding process, combine cutting-edge treatment technology, services and training to strengthen Indonesia's health infrastructure. The initiative aims to transform the country's treatment for heart disease, stroke and cancer – Indonesia's leading causes of death – by expanding access to cutting-edge technologies and care in all 38 provinces, from Aceh to Papua. This initiative is set to benefit millions of patients across Indonesia. The SIHREN project is an ambitious effort jointly funded by the World Bank and other multilateral development banks to support Indonesia's health transformation agenda by significantly improving referral in ensuring equitable access to healthcareWith a population exceeding 280 million, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation. As a vast archipelago of over 17,000 islands, it faces significant challenges in ensuring equitable access to healthcare. The country is also grappling with a surge in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke and cancer – conditions projected to impose a staggering economic burden of USD 4.47 trillion [1]. And yet, advanced care for these illnesses remains largely centralized on the densely populated island of Java, leaving much of the country initiative will establish a nationwide network of advanced image-guided therapy rooms, dramatically expanding access to minimally invasive treatments across hundreds of hospitals in all 38 provinces. The Ministry of Health has made a long-term commitment to delivering nationwide coverage of the Azurion platform, aligned to local hospital infrastructure and patient population needs.A study published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery [2] found that minimally invasive techniques significantly reduce postoperative pain, recovery time, and hospital stays compared to traditional open surgeries."Delivering better care for more people requires strong partnerships and the best innovations,' said Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips. 'We're honored to be Indonesia's partner of choice to deliver our innovation directly where it's needed most. More patients in Indonesia will now have access to better care.''Minimally invasive care is life-changing for patients, unlocking treatment options that were once unimaginable. With small incisions, such targeted treatments can mean shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and quicker recoveries for patients,' said Carla Goulart Peron, Chief Medical Officer at Philips. 'From opening heart-attack-causing blockages, to treating strokes and targeting cancer tumors, image-guided, minimally invasive therapy will be a game-changer for NCD care in Indonesia.'Philips maintains a strong footprint in Indonesia, employing over 3,900 people across 12 cities and operating a manufacturing facility in Batam for its Personal Health businesses. The Philips Foundation recently launched a major partnership with World Child Cancer to advance early detection of childhood cancers across the country.'We remain committed to supporting healthcare transformation by delivering innovations that provide better outcome for patient and improve experience for healthcare workers,' said Astri R. Dharmawan, President Director of Philips Indonesia. 'Our combined efforts with the Indonesian government will help close healthcare gaps and bring us closer to a Healthy Indonesia.'[1] [2] For further information, please contact:Michael FuchsGlobal External Relations Director, PhilipsTel.: +31 614 869 261E-mail: YeoHead of Brand and Communications APAC, PhilipsTel.: +65 9618 7397E-mail: About Royal Philips Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Philips' patient- and people-centric innovation leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver personal health solutions for consumers and professional health solutions for healthcare providers and their patients in the hospital and the in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, image-guided therapy, monitoring and enterprise informatics, as well as in personal health. Philips generated 2024 sales of EUR 18 billion and employs approximately 67,300 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at Attachments Philips Azurion image-guided therapy system Doctor and patient in IndonesiaError in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
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Musim Mas, Nestlé, and AAK Renew Partnership to Address Environmental, Social, and Economic Concerns
SINGAPORE, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Musim Mas, Nestlé, and AAK have renewed their partnership for a fourth consecutive year to continue supporting independent oil palm smallholders in Aceh Subulussalam, Indonesia. This partnership—originally launched in 2021—focuses on addressing deforestation risks and the broader environmental, social, and economic challenges that smallholders face. At the heart of the collaboration is the Subulussalam Smallholders Hub, a landscape-based initiative by Musim Mas that trains smallholders and Village Extension Officers (VEOs) on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and NDPE (No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation) principles. VEOs serve as local trainers and knowledge multipliers in their communities. Over the past three years, the program has exceeded expectations, training 1,581 smallholders (original target: 1,250) and 117 VEOs (original target: 60). In the second phase, 20 top-performing VEOs received advanced retraining aligned with Indonesia's ISPO certification, including modules on home composting to reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers. With the renewed 2025 partnership, the initiative will directly train an additional 500 smallholders and 20 more VEOs through the advanced training track. This will bring the program's total reach to over 2,000 smallholders and 40 VEOs with advanced skills. Beyond environmental outcomes, the partnership aims to build long-term community resilience. Musim Mas plans to introduce new advanced training modules covering its women smallholders' program, youth engagement, and financial literacy. Women will continue receiving support in nutrition and business management, with efforts to involve male family members to foster an inclusive and supportive environment. Recognizing the importance of engaging the next generation, the program will include youth-focused outreach on sustainable agriculture, NDPE practices, and market expectations. Tailored capacity-building platforms will be developed to inspire innovation and commitment among young farmers. The initiative also addresses the need for financial planning, particularly as smallholders prepare for palm replanting cycles. Training in financial management will empower them to make informed decisions and ensure long-term self-sufficiency. Musim Mas, Nestlé, and AAK reaffirm their shared vision of inclusive, sustainable palm oil production in Aceh. As EUDR implementation nears, the partnership also offers a critical support mechanism to help smallholders overcome compliance challenges and remain active participants in global supply chains. Media Contact: Devane Sharma,Corporate Communications,Musim Mas HoldingsEmail: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Musim Mas Holdings
The National
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
How UAE hip-hop artist Swerte found his voice again after losing his father
When Swerte speaks to himself on Every Time, an intimate track from new album Anak Papa / Father's Son, it's not just an artistic device. The conversation is literal – a pitched-up version of his voice plays the role of interviewer, probing him about memories he's long refused to share. 'Whenever people ask me about Indonesia, I'm very happy to talk about the music side of things and stuff like that,' Swerte (real name Lucky Schild) tells The National. 'But as soon as people start asking me about my personal life in Indonesia, I've been very reluctant to talk about it.' The reasons are now laid bare in the lyrics. Born in the conflict-ridden province of Aceh, Swerte lived through Indonesia's 1998 political revolution – events he has deliberately kept out of his public persona, even as he became one of the stalwarts of the independent hip-hop scene in Dubai, moving here in 2006. Every Time is part of an affecting album where Swerte, 42, is not only reckoning with his past, but also paying tribute to his father, who passed away in 2023. In the process, Anak Papa / Father's Son is a record that processes grief as well as documents the life of a son who never quite told his own story. Its release marks a new chapter for the rapper, producer and sound engineer who co-founded The Recipe, a veteran independent hip-hop collective. It also continues a momentum, in which Swerte reconnected with his Indonesian heritage on record and tours, which nearly halted in the wake of his father's death. 'I was very close to hanging up making music completely after my father passed away,' he says. 'The fire inside of me just went off, and I took the whole year of 2023 to process this big change in my life.' Swerte did not return to the studios with fully formed lyrical insights. Instead, it was the beats he was creating – with warm textures and nostalgic melodies – that led the way. 'I started remembering things my father taught me that I'll carry with me for life. And I started putting this down on paper and started recording it. And one by one, the records started making themselves,' he says. The resulting 10-track album is sparse and soulful. Where earlier works with The Recipe collective were rooted in fierce posse cuts, the music here is more inert and reflective. But the collaborative instinct central to Swerte's approach remains through works with artists such as singer and guitarist Jerome Deligero, producer Bangzy and The Recipe member Kaz Money all making guest appearances. The process also affirms Swerte's belief that grief, for all its gnawing hurt, is ultimately a universal experience. This is particularly heard on Closed Caskets with Money, one of the album's most reflective tracks. 'I know a few of them had gone through something similar with me and had gone through loss recently,' Swerte says. 'Kaz lost his father not long after my father passed, so I knew he would be talking about that, and I think it really took the song somewhere else.' As a self-described 'control freak', Swerte has the ability to let others into what is a deeply personal project. This stems from his time working as a sound engineer on Vultures, the 2024 album by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, which was partially recorded in two luxury villas in the Palm Dubai. For all of West's unbridled ego, Swerte recalls how the sessions were communal and free-flowing. 'I got to see and experience on a high level that it really does take a village to create sometimes,' he says. 'Everyone had a role – someone working on drums, someone focused just on texture, someone refining a chorus idea. It was layered, but it all came together because everyone trusted each other.' The approach reminded Swerte of his early days in Dubai. The music scene was still emerging but fragmented, a situation that led him to organise local jam sessions and produce a compilation called The Recipe: Volume 1 in 2007, which brought together members of the group before its official formation a year later. 'It was not the same as the local rock and metal scene in the UAE who were really working together,' he says. 'So I took what I learnt in Indonesia, in that everything was DIY, and set about bringing people together. Because there was nothing established, there was no right or wrong way.' As for his next project, Swerte says it will carry newfound clarity and the wisdom that comes with the passing of grief. 'It will be an evolution,' he notes. 'I never intend to make music to tell or teach others anything. I make it for this need to tell my story and I am OK with that.'
SBS Australia
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
SBS50 story: "Radio was a very important communication tool at that time... but the technology was simple..."
LISTEN TO SBS Indonesian 01/07/2025 19:08 Indonesian Looking at the SBS studio today, Bela remembers how simple the technology and equipment used when he worked at SBS. However, with pride radiating from his face, Bela tells about the program he made at that time and the important guest speakers in his broadcasts, such as Xanana Gusmao, Abdulrahman Wahid, and Hasan Wirayudha. The story of the 2004 Aceh tsunami disaster is an experience he will never forget. For weeks, hearing his sources tell or testify about the suffering of the victims made him not only sad, but also stressful. Listen to SBS Indonesian every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 3 pm. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and listen to our podcasts .
The Guardian
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Kardashians in Venice and a French Spiderman: photos of the day
A gull flies over the Roman bath. The bath's architecture consists of four main parts: a sacred spring, a temple, a bathing area plus what is now a museum. More than a million tourists visit annually, although they are prohibited from entering the water due to health risks. Photograph: Nurettin Boydak/Anadolu/Getty Images Children play near a football field in a village in the industrial region, where at least 19 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in a Russian attack on Tuesday. Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images Students, environmental activists and volunteers plant mangroves during a conservation campaign with the goal of planting 10,000 mangrove trees. Mangrove areas are disappearing from Aceh's coastline due to coastal erosion. Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA Seized illegal drugs are burned in a destruction ceremony to mark the UN's international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images A Red Cross member works with recovery crews after a landslide that killed at least 10 people in the north-western Antioquia province. Photograph: Juan David Duque/Reuters A hoverfly rests on the seed pod of a poppy in the humid afternoon weather in south Oxfordshire. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock A woman assists her friend in showering outside their tent during day two of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Established in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. Photograph:The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, his daughter, Kim Ju-ae (centre), and his wife, Ri Sol-ju (right), attend the opening of a new tourist zone and beach resort on North Korea's east coast in Kangwon province. Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images Bart De Wever, Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico, the prime ministers of Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia respectively, meet at the start of the two-day EU leaders' summit. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA Kris Jenner, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, and the Italian fashion designer Domenico Dolce gather before the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez in Venice, Italy. Photograph: Luigi Iorio/GC Images Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian youths who were killed during an attack by Israeli settlers. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters Palestinians search for usable items in the rubble of heavily damaged and collapsed buildings after Israeli attacks on the al-Shati refugee camp. Photograph: Saeed MMT Jaras/Anadolu/Getty Images Foreign volunteers in the 13th Khartiia brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine attend military exercises at a training ground near a frontline, amid Russia's attack. Photograph: Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters The skyscraper climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, ascends without protection to the top of the Meliá Barcelona Sky hotel. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty Images
