MediBuddy, India's largest digital healthcare platform, has announced a strategic agreement with Japan's ELECOM to produce IoT-enabled smart health gadgets, which has the potential to transform the country's preventative healthcare industry. This alliance intends to provide access to digital healthcare solutions while also empowering millions of Indians to control their health proactively through data-driven monitoring.

Lifestyle-related diseases are rapidly increasing in India, accounting for more than 6 million deaths per year. The country also has a shortage of healthcare personnel, making it critical to use digital solutions to close the healthcare accessibility gap. MediBuddy and ELECOM intend to address this dilemma by employing IoT technologies to improve healthcare efficiency and personalisation.

During the initial phase, the alliance will deliver integrated healthcare solutions based on ELECOM's innovative IoT devices. These gadgets will monitor vital health data, allowing users to easily track their health status. The collected data will be automatically integrated with the MediBuddy app, allowing healthcare providers to provide personalised suggestions and preventive care programs.

Preventive healthcare is becoming increasingly important, particularly in India, where noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise. This collaboration will provide a variety of smart health monitoring devices, including weighing scales, body composition scales, and blood pressure monitors, to help consumers manage their daily health.

"MediBuddy's concept has consistently been at the forefront of healthcare innovation in India. Digital healthcare will be the way forward for providing high-quality healthcare to billions of people. Preventive healthcare is crucial for a large population to maintain a healthy lifestyle, especially given India's rising incidence of NCDs. Our goal is to develop solutions that help patients track and adopt healthy habits. Satish Kannan, CEO and co-founder of MediBuddy, stated, "We are combining MediBuddy's unparalleled pan-India reach and deep healthcare expertise with ELECOM's world-class IoT technology to create a seamless healthcare ecosystem."

The collaboration aims to provide more personalised health insights by combining smart health devices and internet platforms. The project is expected to enhance early diagnosis, empower citizens to adopt preventive measures, and reduce the strain on India's overburdened healthcare system.

"Partnering with MediBuddy is an important step towards realising our Healthcare Business Division's aim of providing medical and healthcare services. Lifestyle-related diseases have become a big social issue in India, and medical professionals believe that early prevention and control are critical. We intend to use our IoT technologies, such as Wi-Fi-enabled and Bluetooth-equipped weight and body composition scales, to create a system for smoothly managing users' health data. This would allow for the development of preventive programs adapted to each user's health condition, with the goal of bridging the gap between medical care and daily living', stated Dr. Kota Hada, CEO of ELECOM's Healthcare Division.

This alliance represents a significant step forward in India's healthcare reform. MediBuddy and ELECOM hope to make preventive care more intuitive and accessible by combining cutting-edge technology with digital healthcare knowledge. The collaboration is projected to not only enhance health outcomes for millions of people but also contribute to a more efficient and sustainable healthcare system.