article thumbnail

Why Public Health Organizations Should Partner with Academic Institutes - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM QATAR FOUNDATION

Harvard Business

A case study for what such collaboration can look like is the healthcare sector in Qatar. Located in a 3,000-acre campus, Education City benefits the national healthcare sector by ensuring that the results of research are swiftly translated into patient care. Education Doesn’t End With Graduation.

article thumbnail

Selling Products Is Good. Selling Projects Can Be Even Better

Harvard Business

Today, Philips produces everything from automated external defibrillators to energy-efficient lighting for entire cities. Five years ago, with intensifying competition, the Philips board split the organization into three different companies: Consumer Health, Lighting, and Healthcare. It now has around 10,000 operating projects.

article thumbnail

How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

billion of India’s citizens to voting, banking, government assistance, healthcare, recordkeeping, and more. To improve the delivery of healthcare, the government is working with private sector group Apollo Hospitals on telemedicine services to reach low-income and remote rural communities. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3