New products from Philips Lanka Solutions

Philips Lanka Solutions (Pvt) Limited, a subsidiary of the Netherlands based Royal Philips unveiled its expansion plans in Sri Lanka through the introduction of new products focused on personal health. This portfolio will include kitchen appliances, grooming, coffee, baby care products and air purification.

Philips has been in Sri Lanka since June 2013 and has primarily focused on its healthcare business which offers health solutions focused on diagnosis, treatment, recovery and homecare for patients. Its healthcare portfolio includes diagnostic imaging products such as CT and MRI, obstructive sleep apnea management and home respiratory care products as well as cardiology and patient monitoring solutions.

CEO, Philips Sri Lanka, Sanjay Bapna said, "Healthcare is an unmet need today. At Philips we intend to serve our consumers across the health continuum starting from healthy living and prevention of diseases to the right diagnosis, treatment, recovery and home care. So far we were offering solutions for a part of this continuum with the help of our professional healthcare portfolio. With the introduction of new products focused on consumer health, we will ensure that people are able to lead a good life by monitoring and managing their health."

"We will be focusing only on technology space of healthcare and has secured the leadership position in this regard at present. We have the opportunity to grow in the field of personal health. We have plans to reach out more touch points and to double the number within next few years," he said.

The aging population in Sri Lanka has specific needs in terms of food and healthcare facilities. We are geared to handle this area with our health systems and personal health care offerings, Bapna said.