Startup Guide Issue 18 | Page 8

DR. SARA SAEED KURRAM CO- FOUNDER SEHAT KAHANI Seha t Ka ha ni i s a n a l l - f ema l e hea l t h net wor k t ha t pr ov i des a f f or da bl e a nd c onv eni ent hea l t hc a r e f or a l l us i ng t el emedi c i ne How ha s t he c ur r ent COVI D- 19 s i t ua t i on a f f ec t ed y our bus i nes s ? Seha t Ka ha ni a i ms t o c onne c t a n unt a pped r es our c e of PMDC - c er t i fied f ema l e phy s i c i a ns a nd c onne c t t hem wi t h pa t i ent s a c r os s t he na t i on, pr ov i di ng t hem wi t h a n a f f or da bl e a nd c onv eni ent s ol ut i on of t el emedi c i ne us i ng t hei r net wor k of E- c l i ni c s i n l ow i nc ome c ommuni t i es a nd v i a t hei r mobi l e a ppl i c a t i on f or c or por a t es a nd c ons umer s . Seha t Ka ha ni ha s i mpa c t ed 150, 000 pl us pa t i ent s t i l l da t e a nd ha s a net wor k of 1500 doc t or s . I n t he c ur r ent Cov i d- 1919 s i t ua t i on, wher e a t one end our e- c l i ni c s ha v e be en a f f e c t ed a c r os s Pa k i s t a n due t o l oc k down, we, a s a c ompa ny , t ook a bol d s t ep t o r e- c onfigur e our s er v i c es t o hel p mor e pe opl e dur i ng t hi s unf or t una t e pa ndemi c . Seha t Ka ha ni ha s ma de i t s mobi l e t el emedi c i ne mobi l e a ppl i c a t i on FREE OF COST f or a ny one t o us e f or t he ne xt 3 mont hs . Thi s s er v i c e wi l l be a v a i l a bl e 24/ 7 . Our doc t or s a nd s pe c i a l i s t s a r e t r a i ned f or Cov i d- 19 s c r e eni ng/ c ouns el l i ng. Thi s s er v i c e wi l l be c r uc i a l f or a l l t hos e who mi ght be s uf f er i ng f r om Cov i - 19 or ot her pr i ma r y c a r e i s s ues a nd c a nnot go t o t he hos pi t a l due t o OPD c l os ur e or c or ona v i r us e xpos ur e r i s k . We ha v e c ol l a bor a t ed wi t h Di gi t a l Pa k i s t a n l ed by SAPM T a ni a Ai dr us t o c r ea t e a wa r enes s a bout our pl a t f or m a nd s er v i c es . I n one we ek , mor e t ha n 2000 pa t i ent s ha v e be en c ons ul t ed on t he pl a t f or ms i nc l udi ng c ov i d- 19 s us pe c t ed pa t i ent s . We a r e a l s o of f er i ng hi ghl y s ubs i di z ed c ons ul t a t i ons pa c k a ges f or c or por a t es who wa nt t o a c c es s t he s er v i c es f or t hei r empl oy e es i n t hi s t i me of ne ed.