What’s Next — Philips MD Romulen Pillay discusses the 2024 Philips Future Health Index report

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Romulen Pillay unpacks the key findings of the 2024 Philips Future Health Index report.

Pillay is the Managing Director of Philips Southern Africa and has held this position for over five years.

In his role, Pillay drives the company’s major projects and technology solutions within the Southern African region and leads a talented interdisciplinary team.

Before joining Philips, he worked as the Head of Sub-Saharan Africa for Thomson Reuters, and prior to this as the Senior Manager and Head of Specialist Legal and Tax Solutions for LexisNexis South Africa.

Pillay holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Graduate Business School.

The interview

In this What’s Next interview, Pillay discusses the key findings from the 2024 Philips Future Health Index report.

He explains how South Africa’s skills shortage is affecting the healthcare sector, and reveals how the industry is addressing this challenge.

Pillay then talks about how the healthcare sector is using innovative technologies like AI and streamlined data collection, before discussing the financial challenges the industry faces.

He also reveals how the local healthcare sector is addressing the need to be environmentally friendly.

Pillay concludes the interview by explaining why healthcare leaders want to collaborate with organisations in other sectors.

Watch the full interview with Romulen Pillay below.