The clinic has a network of 20 Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities, catering to the healthcare needs of rural population,
The acquisition of the clinic by MediBuddy will help them to further scale up their operations and expand services in the hinterland of rural India.
The clinic has established a system of training and empowerment by teaching the local people the booking process for online doctor consultations. In addition, they have installed kiosks in several localities which essentially function as an e-clinic, where individuals can consult a doctor online for their primary healthcare needs with the help of a facilitator.
“Clinix has a wide presence in rural areas and with our network and infra-tech support, we aim to further expand our reach and services.
and achieve our goal of covering a large segment of the population who have limited access to quality healthcare solutions,” said Satish Kannan, Co-Founder and CEO, MediBuddy,
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“In India, the doctor-patient ratio is very skewed and when you compare it with rural India it becomes even lower. MediBuddy’s advanced technology and extensive network will help us to cover a wide range of population and bridge the urban-rural divide in terms of quality healthcare solutions,” said Arvind Dhulipala, Co-Founder and CEO, Clinics.
MediBuddy currently touches 30,000 customers, and plans to increase this to 1 lakh in the next 12 months. In February the digital healthcare platform raised $125 million in Series C funding from Quadria Capital and LightRock India, as well as from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, India Life Sciences Fund III, Rebright Partners, JAFCO Asia, TeamFund LP, FinSight Ventures, InnoVen had participated. Capital, among others.
The platform plans to use the funds raised to add more services as well as expand its geographic and network footprint.
It currently has a partner network of over 90,000 doctors, 7,000 hospitals, 3000 diagnostic centres, 2,500 pharmacies and a team of 1,800 members.