telemedicine

According to WhiteCoat, this is the biggest merger & acquisition involving two telehealth companies in Southeast Asia.

The service includes live teleconsultations with shore-based doctors and the use of 5G-enabled drones to deliver medicine.

Overstretched health services and social-distancing measures to combat coronavirus are giving a boost to telemedicine across Asia, a phenomenon likely to continue even after the pandemic has been controlled.

Since the outbreak, Doctor Anywhere has deployed its platform at ferry terminals around the island, and it’s also provided services to self-quarantined individuals.

SINGAPORE (Sept 11): Doctor Anywhere is participating in the Ministry of Health Singapore’s (MOH) regulatory sandbox for telemedicine providers.