wordpress blog stats
Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Vodafone Launches Health Focused Mobile Web Service; Our Take

Vodafone India has launched a new health focused mobile web service, Ask a Doctor - Health@5, which enables its subscribers to ask health related questions, which are answered by medical experts. Vodafone has tied up with Medisurge Technologies promoted, TopDoctorsOnline.com to source content and for medical experts. Enabling the Service: Users can activate the service by sending an SMS HC5 to 111 or 144 from their Vodafone number and ask their queries. Vodafone said that users can ask unlimited queries for Rs 5/day along with regular browsing charges, although, do note that the service is currently available on an auto-renewal basis. Users can unsubscribe from the service by sending an SMS- CAN HC5 to 111 or 144. Features: According to the company, users can ask health related queries and browse through other questions posted by Vodafone users on this service. A panel of medical professionals will apparently answer the question within 24 hours and these questions will also be archived under 'My Questions' section for future reference. Further, this service will also allow users to browse through information on general remedies, latest health updates, diet and fitness information, disease management, health myths and trivia. The portal currently offers information in five different sections - Everyday health section which has information on diseases, general remedies, health related myths, Did You Know section which provides health related facts and trivia, Medical Diaries section which provides medical case studies as well as medical case experiences from patients, Home Remedies section which provides home remedies for basic health issues, and Diet & Fitness Management section which provides information related…

Please subscribe/login to read the full story.
Written By

Free Reads

News

With GPS in every car, India's toll collection is going high-tech.

News

Google is currently undergoing the necessary procedures for the leasehold land, which is presently under the ownership of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.

News

The pilot project for which is being launched in 19 cities this year, with a plan to launch a full-fledged rollout next year.

MediaNama’s mission is to help build a digital ecosystem which is open, fair, global and competitive.

Views

News

NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe recently said that what is not written in regulations is a no-go for fintech entities. But following this advice could...

News

Notably, Indus Appstore will allow app developers to use third-party billing systems for in-app billing without having to pay any commission to Indus, a...

News

The existing commission-based model, which companies like Uber and Ola have used for a long time and still stick to, has received criticism from...

News

Factors like Indus not charging developers any commission for in-app payments and antitrust orders issued by India's competition regulator against Google could contribute to...

News

Is open-sourcing of AI, and the use cases that come with it, a good starting point to discuss the responsibility and liability of AI?...

You May Also Like

News

Google has released a Google Travel Trends Report which states that branded budget hotel search queries grew 179% year over year (YOY) in India, in...

Advert

135 job openings in over 60 companies are listed at our free Digital and Mobile Job Board: If you’re looking for a job, or...

News

By Aroon Deep and Aditya Chunduru You’re reading it here first: Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised...

News

Rajesh Kumar* doesn’t have many enemies in life. But, Uber, for which he drives a cab everyday, is starting to look like one, he...

MediaNama is the premier source of information and analysis on Technology Policy in India. More about MediaNama, and contact information, here.

© 2008-2021 Mixed Bag Media Pvt. Ltd. Developed By PixelVJ

Subscribe to our daily newsletter
Name:*
Your email address:*
*
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide

© 2008-2021 Mixed Bag Media Pvt. Ltd. Developed By PixelVJ