Flipkart to enter healthcare space via SastaSundar acquisition
One of India's leading e-commerce platforms, Flipkart, has signed definitive agreements to buy a majority stake at online pharmacy startup SastaSundar.
The Kolkota-based startup works with over 490 pharmacies to deliver healthcare products across the country. It also uses AI and data analytics to offer counselling services via its...
Connected Health Conference has drawn to a close, and there was no shortage of launches, deals and insights from healthcare and technology companies big and small. As such, MobiHealthNews has compiled a collection of odds and ends we heard during this year’s three-day show.
Aetna's mobile strategy learns from its past
Aetna looked to be ahead of the game when it acquired Healthagen, maker of the...
Schlegel Villages, which operates 19 longterm care and retirement villages across Ontario, Canada, wanted to deliver top-shelf care and amenities to its residents. So it tapped Aruba.
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, operates the Aruba Gigabit wireless network, which Schlegel Villages now uses not only to bolster its care delivery but improve efficiencies for about 4,800 full- and...
HP has inked a deal with mPedigree, which offers a text message based service that helps users check the authenticity of their medications. The technology has been piloted in Ghana and Nigeria. With hosting and security provided by HP, mPedigree will offer the service to patients taking a range of medications manufactured by May & Baker Nigeria and KAMA Group of Ghana. Users can send a free...
Source: UN Foundation/David Isaak
This morning at the mHealth Summit in Washington DC, the mHealth Alliance announced a two-year $1 million aggregate donation from HP to help further the Alliance's mission enable innovations that deliver quality health at the furthest reaches of wireless networks and mobile devices. The investment also makes HP a Founding Partner in the mHealth Alliance.
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