Telehealth

For individuals in Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, the COVID-19 Medical Advisory Clinic is a full suite service.

A telehealth VP describes the concerns and trends her team is hearing from an influx of worried patients.

The service, which is provided by Samitivej, is available free-of-charge and all-day from 8 April to 10 May 2020. 

Marianna Imenokhoeva, founder at LinktoMedicine and Future50 International, writes about telehealth and its practicalities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Users can choose from 100 conditions and get information about telemedicine pricing and medication services. 

Yesterday MassChallenge hosted a summit on innovation in the age of the coronavirus crisis, and panelists discussed how providers are implementing new digital programs into their toolbox. 

The association has also created a virtual panel discussion to talk best practices when using the tech for telemedicine. 

AIA Singapore, which is part of the largest public listed pan-Asian life insurance group, announced that will cover the costs of 50,000 video medical consultations provided by WhiteCoat, a Singapore-based tele-medicine provider for all its HealthShield Gold Max policyholders.

Mohannad Jameel M Brembali, general director of Health Supporting Systems at the Ministry of Health KSA, discusses deploying telehealth to improve healthcare access to patients in remote areas of the country.