Online Chikitsa Mitra, a telemedicine-driven rural health-tech start-up, announces its strategic expansion into Maharashtra. With an aim of making quality healthcare accessible across the state. It is establishing its e-clinics in districts of Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Sangli and more.
As reported by the state public health department, Maharashtra faces significant health challenges, with rising cases of lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, affecting millions of people. Online Chikitsa Mitra aims to tackle these issues by providing specialised healthcare services in underserved areas.
It connects individuals living in remote areas with specialist doctors from across the country through its e-Clinics at local medical stores. Store owners are trained to facilitate teleconsultations for patients via its digital portal, ensuring they receive necessary quality care and after-care without the need to travel long distances to the nearest hospital.
Currently, it operates over 500 e-clinics across 14+ states in India. With the addition of 100 new e-clinics in Maharashtra, the start-up aims to ensure that more individuals in underprivileged areas can benefit from quality healthcare.
Talking about its entry in Maharashtra, Smriti Tandon, Co-founder of Online Chikitsa Mitra said, “In order to widen our presence in the state, we are also actively seeking partnerships with local medical stores, who can help us on our long-term mission to make healthcare an everyday reality for Indians, and not a distant dream.”
Online Chikitsa Mitra is also organising free health check-up camps across Maharashtra to familiarise individuals with health assessments and medical consultations digitally.