Esteemed professional & president of Delhi Medical Council (DMC), Dr Arun Gupta shares an insightful peek into the future of healthcare and the potential of impact it can create. Healthcare, for decades, has been dependent on physical interactions between the patient and the healthcare providers. From visiting the nearest clinic, getting medicines from the pharmacy …
“The burden of chronic diseases is steadily rising in the country and in reality many patients’ chronic diseases are not well controlled with only 50% of patients evidently taking their medications as prescribed. In situations like this and many more, telemedicine has a life-saving potential,” says Dr Sudip Roy, Senior Director – Primary Care, Practo …
For decades now, diabetes has been brewing a silent pandemic which has translated into either a life-threatening or life-long battle for many. But it doesn’t have to be. Did you know that 1 out of 11 people in India are formally diagnosed with diabetes, while 1 out of 5 are estimated to have diabetes? In …
As the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country last year, the outcome of five years of labour at Practo slowly unfolded in the ensuing national lockdown period. Here’s the final part of that story.
In this story, we’ve attempted to chronicle the journey of Practo’s tech team as they enabled us to survive and thrive amid the pandemic.
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.