Covid is big stimulus for health tech start-ups
April 28, 2021
Companies see huge surge in demand for telemedicine from patients and doctors
Health-tech startups are witnessing a huge surge in demand for telemedicine, video consultation and remote patient monitoring services as a growing number of patients and doctors are opting for virtual consultations over physical visits, fearing risk of infection in pandemic times, and to avoid overcrowding at hospitals.
“In the last 25-30 days alone, we have seen the number of tele-consultation and video consultations on the platform grow about 500 per cent from what they were earlier,” said Gaurav Gupta, Co-founder of Delhi-based digital health start-up, Navia Life Care.