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Manila Bulletin devider Business devider Hope for dialysis patients in showbiz

Hope for dialysis patients in showbiz

Published Nov 12, 2022 07:33 am
 (From left): Nipro Asia managing director Seigo Tsuchiya and Nipro Medical Philippines president  and managing director Takato Senoo.

A few entertainment and news personalities, to date, have been undergoing renal replacement therapy to save their kidneys. Veteran entertainment writer Lolit Solis has been vocal about undergoing dialysis since middle of 2022.

Meanwhile, broadcast journalist Doris Bigornia has also been undergoing dialysis after she was hospitalized last year.

Beauty queen Bea Rose Santiago underwent dialysis in 2018 after she was diagnosed with kidney failure due to her chronic kidney disease. Last April, however, Bea Rose's 24-year-old brother became her kidney donor and the Miss International 2013 had her successful kidney transplant.

Although Bea Rose had her procedure at Toronto General Hospital, Lolit and Doris understandably need modern facilities in the hospitals they go to.

It's a good thing that Nipro Medical Philippines Corp. (NMPC)  has opened shop in the Philippines to cater to the needs of Filipinos for high-quality hospital products, including those pertaining to renal care. Local patients, including prominent ones from showbiz, can be assured of safe, world-class treatment.

Top officials do the Kagami Biraki ceremony

"We are a Japanese multinational corporation first established in 1954 in Osaka. We work on the welfare and health care of our society, offering innovative products with cutting-edge technology. Our teams are trained on good values and professionalism," said Takato Senoo, president and managing director of Nipro Medical Philippines

NMPC's office in Bonifacio Global City is the 57th to be opened by the company worldwide. Nipro Corporation has 215 offices in 56 countries with more than 35,000 employees. Annual sales for 2021 was US$4.1 billion and they aim to be a $10 billion company by 2025, hence the expansion to other countries.

Nipro Medical Philippines has a lean staff of 11 employees but they plan to increase this to 40 by 2023. "We want to have a presence all over the Philippines," Senoo said. He noted that additional staff will be crucial in driving sales of their premium health products and in providing excellent after-sales service to customers.

For renal care, Nipro offers dialyzers, bloodlines, catheters, fistula needles and other equipment related to dialysis. They also sell disposable syringes which were in-demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally, Nipro was a manufacturer of glass products.

NMPC's grand launch was recently held at the Grand Hyatt Manila in BGC and was highlighted by a Kagami Biraki ceremony to usher in good fortune. The event was attended by the following VIPs : Seigo Tsuchiya, managing director of Nipro Asia/ member, board of directors, NMPC; Nihei Daisuke, minister of the Japanese Embassy; Health Undersecretary Lilibeth David; and lawyer Luis Araneta, treasurer of both the Araza Law Firm and Nipro Medical Philippines Corp.

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