HealthcareMagic.com
Mumbai, December 19th, 2008: Pioneering a one of its kind service and the first one to be launched in India, BPL Mobile, Mumbai’s leading mobile service provider, today launched ‘Doctor on Call’, a 9-to-9 service that provides live interaction between doctors and patients over the phone.
Marking another first in VAS innovation, .BPL Mobile has launched this service with an attempt to provide a virtual channel that enables subscribers an instant access to quality medical assistance. Powered by HealthcareMagic.com, the service will provide a first time consultation over the phone where the doctors will diagnose the patient’s problems under three categories depending on the condition of the patient, ‘Acute’, ‘Chronic’ and ‘Emergency’
Commenting on the benefits of this service to the subscribers, Mr. Sunzay Passari, VAS & Devices Head at BPL Mobile, said, “For the busy & time-challenged Mumbaikar, instant access to quality medical assistance is going to be a boon. BPL Mobile in yet another industry-first offering hopes that this service will be of great utility to its subscribers. While this service does not claim to replace a family Doctor, ‘Doctor on Call’ will be useful in all those occasions when one can’t reach their trusted doctor; in an emergency, for second opinions and also for daily recurrent ailments.”
With Rs 15 per minute for this service there would be no need for the Mumbaikar to worry about loss of pay/ business by taking time off work or face long queues or take prior appointments. For people who often end up denying themselves of medical advice in a bid to avoid all the troubles in their busy and tightly scheduled life this service would be very fruitful. More so, the aged or the frail would not need to worry about their mobility, one can be relieved that their loved one will seek medical advice in their absence and will not overlook minute problems that may lead to serious issues if neglected. In the case of one’s family doctor being away or in the need of a second opinion this service can be very helpful, one can even seek the doctor when on a holiday.
On the purpose of extending their services from the internet in January this year, to mobile phones in December this year, the founder of HealthcareMagic.com, Mr. Kunal Sinha said, “With medical assistance over the mobile phone we are able to reach out further more to the typical Mumbaikars who are always on the move. Using a mobile phone as our platform has indeed proved to be the next logical and innate step of advancement in our services.”
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