Africa: Manufacturer Approves 'Aggressive' Africa Growth Strategy

11 October 2012

Long dominant in traditional markets of South Africa, Egypt, Morocco and Kenya, Philips is turning attention to new markets in Africa

Africa's disease burden is changing. While infectious diseases still account for around 69 percent of deaths, age-specific mortality from chronic disease is now higher for both men and women than in most other regions.

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