Philips Sponsors World Sleep Day

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Royal Philips Electronics
partnered with the World Association of Sleep Medicine as official
sponsor of the fourth annual World Sleep Day 2011, which was held
across the globe on Friday.

The aim is “to increase people’s understanding of the
seriousness of sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) which, if not properly managed, can have a significant impact
on a person’s health and well-being,” said Dr. David White, chief
medical officer for Philips Home Healthcare Solutions and a
professor of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School, in a
release.

Philips and WASM also launched a new educational module on sleep
for children around the world as part of the SimplyHealthy@Schools
program, which aims to support teachers in educating children ages
8 to 12 on the importance of sleep and how it can help to improve
their health and well-being.