Transportation in Southeast Asia has turn out to be a ‘super app’ Grab is adding healthcare to its growing list of services through a partnership with Chinese company Ping An Good Doctor.
According to the announcement, the service will eventually be available across Southeast Asia and can leverage the expertise of each corporations to create services reminiscent of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered online medical consultations, medicine delivery and appointment bookings via a web based platform.
The service will use Grab Pay, and the new edition of the service is scheduled to launch within the fourth quarter of 2018 in some chosen markets.
Meanwhile, Ping An Good Doctor is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to guide the consultation process, so the substitute intelligence component will likely be run by a Chinese company.
The partnership is the newest in Grab’s mission to create an “on a regular basis super app,” which the corporate recently received one other $2 billion to finish.
Anthony Tan, group CEO and co-founder of Grab, said: “Grab was founded on the principle of providing accessible and affordable services to the masses in Southeast Asia, be it transportation, payments, food delivery or grocery. We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality and affordable health care. Together with PAGD, we will provide affordable healthcare through technology. This can have a huge impact on the lives of our families and the communities we serve across the Mediterranean.”
As many markets may have different healthcare needs and regulatory regimes, Grab and Ping An Good Doctor said it should work with governments, hospitals, doctors and other key stakeholders to make sure the service complies with regulations and appropriate.
Wang Tao, president and CEO of Ping An Good Doctor, said: “We will replicate our successful model from the Chinese market to the overseas market and export our mature technologies and services, solving medical problems world wide.
“Grab is a trusted company and we are excited to partner with Grab to leverage Southeast Asia’s growth potential by providing exceptional, comprehensive healthcare services to hundreds of millions of local users.”
