Philips Foundation 2023 Annual Report: unlocking quality medical services for over 28 million people in underserved communities

“As newly appointed Chair of the Board of Philips Foundation, I am honored to support the vital work of driving sustainable development in healthcare, and look forward to the team building on the significant contributions Philips Foundation and its partners have made over the years. We can all be truly proud of the improvements in people’s situations that we were able to accomplish in 2023,” said Marnix van Ginneken, Chair of the Board of Philips Foundation.

Philips Foundation continues to prioritize equitable access to mother and child health, non-communicable disease detection, and prevention, acute and emergency care services, and being the Philips platform for disaster response initiatives.

Central to Philips Foundation’s strategy is fostering collaboration to improve healthcare access in underserved areas, with an emphasis on early screening and diagnosis to reduce mortality and morbidity. In addition to collaboration with NGOs, universities, and government entities, Philips Foundation believes that, through a supportive ecosystem, community-based social enterprises can leverage digital innovations to lower costs while delivering quality care.

To that purpose, Philips Foundation’s social impact investment vehicle, Philips Foundation Impact Investments B.V., supported 13 social enterprises in 2023, creating an ecosystem to accelerate their growth and impact. In 2023, four investments were made in social enterprises, including three new investments and one follow-on investment. Additionally, Philips Foundation’s investments and network facilitated five co-investments.

“Social entrepreneurship goes beyond financial returns. It involves adding value for people and protection for the planet. Considering the challenging socio-economic conditions typical of underserved populations, we focus on the viability of our initiatives and their envisioned impact, helping create lasting access to medical services that people can rely on,” said Margot Cooijmans, Director of Philips Foundation. “Looking forward, building an interconnected ecosystem of diverse organizations is essential to drive the innovation and collaboration needed to reach our goal of providing access to quality healthcare to 100 million people in underserved communities a year by 2030.”