New Zealand-based Rfider links COVID-19 test with digital health pass for travel
New Zealand software firm Rfider has enabled a COVID-19 test in Singapore to connect with a digital health pass for international travel.
In a statement, the company said it has been chosen by Invitrocue, a Singapore-based bioanalytic solutions provider, to empower its saliva-based antigen and PCR-based COVID-19...
Australian digital health backer ANDHealth scores $14M in government funding
ANDHealth, a digital health commercialisation organisation in Australia, has secured A$19.75 million ($14.3 million) in government funding to support its programme for small and medium enterprises. It received the funding under the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund – Early Stage Translation and...
LG Electronics has teamed up with fellow South Korean company ezCaretech to develop a new telemedicine solution.
WHY IT MATTERS
The ezOntheCall telemedicine platform combines LG Electronics' video conferencing system with ezCaretech's EMR-based telemedicine application.
Enabled by advanced cloud computing technology, the system offers real-time access to medical records and clinical test results...
Indonesia's Paspor Sehat issues HealthCerts from Singapore
Singaporean tech firm Knowledge Catalyst has partnered with Paspor Sehat, Indonesia's provider of electronic Health Alert Card, to issue digital health certificates for people travelling between Singapore and Indonesia.
Based on a press statement, the Indonesian platform started issuing the tamper-proof and verifiable COVID-19 test...
Australia seeks developer of digital health app with COVID-19 vaccination pass
The Australian government has started looking for a developer for its smartphone app project that will store COVID-19 vaccination certificates and test results.
Based on a recently issued tender request by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the digital health app must connect to the government's My Health Record...
CUHK, ConsenSys launch COVID-19 Passport System
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Ethereum software company ConsenSys have launched a health passport platform that runs on blockchain technology.
According to a press release, the Medoxie COVID-19 Digital Health Passport platform records test results, temperature checks and vaccinations in a "decentralised, private, and secure...
Indonesian health startup Prixa has raised $3 million in an investment round led by Telkom Indonesia's MDI Ventures and Trans-Pacific Technology Fund and joined by publicly-listed Siloam Hospitals Group.
WHY IT MATTERS
The fresh funds will be used to scale its platform and user base while supporting its existing B2B customers and improving healthcare access and digital health transformation in...
Platform services company Lytus Technologies has launched its telemedicine business in India, along with a network of local health centres to provide more services beyond virtual care.
WHY IT MATTERS
Lytus entered the telemedicine scene after acquiring a majority stake in US-based health tech solutions provider Global Health Sciences, Inc. (GHSI), which operates an AI-driven telemedicine platform...
Boost Mobile has added a new sign-on perk for subscribers of its Unlimited Plus plan: free virtual healthcare services through K Health.
The partnership between Boost Mobile and K Health gives the wireless provider’s customers and immediate families access to a range of telehealth care. K Health’s platform offers a text-based artificial intelligence-enabled symptom checker, virtual primary care,...
Malaysian telemedicine service provider DOC2US has partnered with insurer AIA Malaysia to provide virtual health services and wellness programmes for the latter's individual and corporate customers.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
DOC2US services are now available via the My AIA app. Users can consult doctors and receive e-prescriptions that will be filled by partner pharmacies. Home delivery of medications is...