Malaysia’s BookDoc partners with Ministry of Youth and Sports partner to spread COVID-19 awareness
Malaysian health tech company BookDoc is partnering with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) of Malaysia to provide services to tackle the spread of COVID-19, according to a press release.
The joint partnership will focus on providing services like free mental health tele-consult services and personalised advice on how to stay healthy during the pandemic. It will be conducted by a team of nutritionists and dieticians who will be sharing information on the right nutrition and indoor workout.
“The tele-health service initiative by BookDoc is very timely, especially during movement control order (MCO), where everyone is encouraged to stay at home. Health advisory and consultation by a qualified doctor, specialist and nutritionist and dietitian can now be obtained digitally without physically leaving your home. Thanks to BookDoc, this complimentary offer will now be accessible by national athletes, former athletes, youth leaders, and students/trainees under IKBN and ILKBS,” said Reezal Merican, Minister of Youth and Sports.
BookDoc is currently working with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart injects US$90M into PhonePe
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has injected a total of US$90 million into its digital payments platform PhonePe, according to The EconomicTimes.
Phone Pe allows users to transfer money instantly to anyone by using just their mobile number. The firm, however, recently saw its transactions dip by 35 per cent.
On the brighter side, the company has recently restructured its homepage and user interface to feature essential use cases like recharges, bill payments, money transfers prominently and an information centre dedicated to COVID-19.
Currently, with a user-base of 200 million, the company is also competing against Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Paytm.
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