Ayala-led firms have consolidated their digital healthcare applications into a super app dubbed KonsultaMD, which will be launched by nearly next year.
The agreement to combine the health apps was signed on Thursday by Globe Capital Venture Holdings Inc., the corporate venture builder of the telecom firm; Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc., the healthcare portfolio arm of the Ayala Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vigos Ventures Inc.; and Mexico’s Salud Interactiva.
The signing paves the way for the consolidation of Global Telehealth Inc., HealthNow Inc. and APPPPS Partners Inc. (AIDE). Globe Telehealth’s brand KonsultaMD will become the surviving entity.
The super app will bring together KonsultaMD’s expertise in on-demand consultations; HealthNow’s strength in medicine delivery, storage of medical records and implementation of vaccination and other health programs; and AIDE’s expertise of delivering health services at home.
“The consolidation of KonsultaMD, HealthNow and AIDE is a step towards achieving our shared vision of providing healthcare for all. Through the super app, Filipinos from across the country will be able to conveniently and immediately access quality healthcare and avail of related services such as diagnostics and medicine deliveries through their phones—an all-in-one digital solution to ensure a healthy nation,” Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu said.
The said Ayala-led application merges complementary online and offline services.
It will offer on-demand and scheduled consultations, same-day medicine delivery, home-service diagnostics, doctor visits, concierge services, nursing care, fitness coaching, and nutritional counseling, the company said.
On-site laboratory testing required after a virtual consultation may already be booked through the app, while doctor’s prescriptions may be fulfilled virtually through online orders.
The three brands will be able to expand their reach altogether, from its current base of over 2 million and a network of over 1,000 healthcare providers across 45 specializations.
“AC Health’s end-to-end service delivery network coupled with the expanded digital reach of the new KonsultaMD puts us in a unique position to meld the online-offline experience for an omnichannel approach to health,” AC Health President and CEO Paolo Borromeo said.
“As Mexico and the Philippines share similar health infrastructure and services, we have always believed this to be very beneficial for Filipinos, transforming their healthcare experience. We expect the Philippines to follow along the same path with KonsultaMD’s strong teleconsultation, HealthNow’s medicine delivery, and AIDE’s home care services with over 2 million users combined,” Pedro Yrigoyen, principal and co-founder of Salud Interactiva, said.
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