Healthcare aggregators look to bring vaccination closer home
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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.
1mg, which has over 150 million customers on its platform, is in talks with corporates and big housing societies to set up vaccination camps.
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.
Hospitals see spike in demand for critical healthcare at home
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The technology was available earlier too, but people preferred to get treated in hospitals. The pandemic, however, made some of them get critical care, complete with ICUs, at home itself, hospital executives told ET.
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Apollo Home Healthcare CEO Dr Mahesh Joshi said a surge in demand for home healthcare services has increased logistics challenges, too.
The demand for home healthcare services has been picking up after the outbreak of Covid-19 as they have come handy for patients who do not wish to visit hospitals. A number of such patients have availed healthcare in the comfort of their homes.
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2020 was a year full of challenges for livelihoods and the overall economy of the country, sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the
National Statistical Office (NSO), India s GDP is estimated to contract by a record 7.7 percent during 2020-21 fiscal as the pandemic severely hit key manufacturing and services segments.
The Union Ministry of Finance is all set to roll out additional measures to revive the slowing economy, post the Rs 20 lakh crore COVID-19 relief package announced in May 2020.