25 July 2025 (closed)
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Philips Signs Long-Term Partnership with Indonesia for Medical Equipment
Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation Royal Philips, which is focused on health technology, consumer electronics and lighting, signed a long-term partnership with the Health Ministry of Indonesia to provide advanced image-guided therapy (medical) equipment to all 38 provinces of Southeast Asia's largest economy. This deal is reportedly worth hundreds of millions of Euros.
The Indonesian government, in an effort to improve healthcare across the country, launched an initiative called "Strengthening Indonesia's Healthcare Referral Network (SIHREN)", a major project led by Indonesia's Health Ministry, with significant financing from multilateral development banks including the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
Through the program the government aims to improve the country's healthcare referral system by filling critical medical equipment gaps in public referral hospitals, particularly for fatal diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and uronephrology. Heart disease, strokes and cancer are the leading causes of death across Indonesia.
In that context the Indonesian government opened an international bidding process for advanced image-guided therapy. Competition was tough with companies like US GE HealthCare, German Siemens and China's United Imaging joining the race. In the end, the project was awarded to Philips. The deal means that this Dutch company will deliver its Azurion system to hundreds of hospitals around Indonesia.
The Azurion system represents a significant advancement in image-guided therapy, empowering clinicians with better tools and streamlined processes to deliver superior patient care in interventional settings. It allows a less intensive medical procedure, meaning a quicker and more comfortable recovery period for patients. A study published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery found that minimally invasive techniques significantly reduce postoperative pain, recovery time, and hospital stays compared to traditional open surgeries. Therefore, it will significantly strengthen Indonesia’s health infrastructure on a national scale.
Bert van Meurs, Chief Business Leader of Image Guided Therapy as well as Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee at Philips, expects this system to be available across Indonesia within five years. Besides delivering the equipment, Philips is also involved in the training of local hospital staff.
Philips has a strong presence in Indonesia, employing more than 3,900 people in 12 cities and operating a manufacturing facility in Batam for its Personal Health businesses. Astri R. Dharmawan, President Director of Philips Indonesia, was quoted saying that "we remain committed to supporting healthcare transformation by delivering innovations that provide better outcome for patient and improve experience for healthcare workers. Our combined efforts with the Indonesian government will help close healthcare gaps and bring us closer to a healthy Indonesia."