TOKYO. - Tuesday, February 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has introduced the strategy that it will promote to establish its healthcare business as a third main pillar of operations, along with its energy and storage businesses. The core of the strategy is to develop four business areas, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, prognosis and nursing care and health promotion, with the aim of achieving 600 billion yen in sales in fiscal year 2015.
Diagnosis and treatment is an already tried and tested business that includes such diagnostic imaging equipment as computed tomography systems. Toshiba will now cultivate prevention, which includes reducing the risk of ill by monitoring and predicting individual health; prognosis and nursing care, which will offer services that reduce burdens on families and other caregivers, and help patients to continue to live at home; and health promotion, which will seek to develop safer living environments and support for mental and physical health, so as to help people to continue to lead happy lives.
Toshiba will promote the healthcare business globally and combine and integrate diverse, wide-ranging technologies, towards building a society where people lead healthier, happier lives.
Presentation material URL: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/ir/en/pr/pdf/tpr20140220e.pdf
About Toshiba Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
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Atsushi Ido, +81-3-3457-2105
media.relations@toshiba.co.jp
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