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A healthy dose of digital for Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals is doubling down on its digital healthcare services by building a health super-app. The past year may have been the catalyst, but Apollo’s telehealth initiatives predate the pandemic.
Apollo Hospitals is doubling down on its digital healthcare services by building a health super-app. The past year may have been the catalyst, but Apollo’s telehealth initiatives predate the pandemic.
The startup became the first Indian e-pharmacy to enter the coveted unicorn club in April this year when it raised about $350 million in a funding round.
India’s pharma industry is reimagining itself. This is not just borne out of the necessities brought forth by the pandemic, but is a blueprint to thrive and to succeed in this new world.
Using e-commerce for pharma is proving to be complicated, given the stringent govt norms for offline stores.