Healthcare aggregators step up game to expand vaccination across India
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The onboarding of these firms which have built up a huge network of doctors, clinics and healthcare workers across the country will significantly expand the drive beyond the 70,000 government and 7,000 private centres offering the jab currently
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Healthcare aggregators such as 1mg, Pharmeasy and Medibuddy among others are gearing up to rapidly expand the country’s vaccination drive for people over 18 years against Covid-19 by taking it to neighbourhood clinics and dispensaries, apartment complexes and office campuses even in smaller towns.
These companies have begun talks with vaccine manufacturers for supplies ahead of the drive from May 1, even as the country is facing a massive surge in cases in the second wave. They are also in talks with the government vaccination technology platform CoWin to ensure that their systems are integrated an
launched several initiatives to strengthen its services and infrastructure for combating the pandemic.
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launched a ‘COVID-19 Hospital Bed Availability Checker’ on their mobile app to help users locate available beds. According to the official statement, the feature will provide real-time details on the availability of beds at nearby hospitals.
Satish Kannan, Co-founder and CEO, MediBuddy
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“As India braces to defeat the second wave of infection, we at MediBuddy with our constant endeavours strive to fight and contribute our share to support the healthcare system. In this worrisome situation, we hope to reach and provide accessible high-quality healthcare to individuals and help subside the surge in cases,” said Satish Kannan, Co-Founder and CEO at MediBuddy.
MediBuddy strengthens services to tackle COVID-19 second wave
MediBuddy strengthens services to tackle COVID-19 second wave
23 April 2021 | News MediBuddy has enabled a COVID-19 hospital bed availability checker on their app to locate available beds hassle-free
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The second wave of COVID-19 continues to spread like wildfire in India. Experts have estimated that the second wave of COVID-19, or the massive surge in the number of infections, is likely to see a sharp increase from mid-April until May 2021. Standing by its commitment to supporting the healthcare industry, MediBuddy is strengthening its services and infrastructure to support and contribute its bit to tackle the spike of coronavirus cases in India.
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As the spotlight continues on digitising medical records, India s healthtech startups are turning their attention to providing voice-based solutions to Indian doctors and healthcare providers.
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Pune: As the spotlight continues on digitising medical records, India s healthtech startups are turning their attention to providing voice-based solutions to Indian doctors and healthcare providers.
Augnito, which works with over 4,000 doctors and hospital chains like Apollo and Max Healthcare has created a cloud-based speech-to-text software that guarantees error-free documentation by converting human voice to written text in real-time. It runs on an artificial intelligence (AI) engine which has been trained in medical vocabulary in order to ensure error-free transcribing of voice notes.