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Being a doctor in a pandemic: Hopes, fears & perspectives

Doctor's Day

In celebration of the commitment of healthcare professionals amid the COVID-19 pandemic this Doctor’s Day, we reached out to a few doctors to understand their experience better. This blog post is an attempt to capture a small fraction of their daily struggles as they put their lives at risk to care for us.

500% increase in online doctor consultations in India, between Mar 1st – May 31st, 2020: Practo Report

Practo’s Insights Report finds Telemedicine helped doctors, patients stay connected as people practiced physical/social distancing  Report findings: There was a 500% increase in online doctor consultations since March 2020 80% of all telemedicine the users experienced it for the first time 44% of the teleconsultations were from non-metro cities In-person doctor visits dropped by 67% …

Top doctors from India join hands with Practo to launch ‘India Health Hour’

An hour everyday dedicated towards free online consultations with leading doctors in the country across 20+ critical specialties like gynaecology, pediatrics, dermatology Bengaluru, India, May 7, 2020: Hundreds of highly experienced doctors from across the country and specialities, have joined hands with Practo, India’s largest Telemedicine company, to launch ‘India Health Hour’ – a free …

Continuing care beyond the clinic

After an evening with friends, Sapna* and Amit* were heading back home with their three-year-old daughter, Neeti*. Five minutes into the drive, Neeti started complaining of a tummy ache. The doting parents sprung into action immediately. Sapna took out her phone to chat online with a doctor on Practo. That was that. The doctor prescribed …