How Technology is Disrupting Indian Healthcare Industry and Forcing Digitisation During Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the business ecosystem across the country. Due to the lockdown implemented over the last four months, companies have been pushed towards digitisation in order to sustain their business. And this accelerated digitisation has seen increased adoption in the Indian healthcare sector, which is fighting the pandemic from the frontlines.

A recent report by healthtech startup Practo revealed that at least five crore Indians opted for online healthcare between March 1 and May 31, 2020, during the national lockdown, thereby recording a 500 percent growth in online healthcare consultations. The report also revealed that 80 percent of them were first-time telemedicine users. Also, 44 percent of the users were from non-metro cities.

While addressing the audience during an online industry event, Prashant Tandon, Co-founder and CEO at 1MG, an online pharmacy, said, the COVID-19 outbreak has proved to be a “strong structural boost to the healthtech sector.”