Digital life under Covid-19 and beyond: Interview with Keith De Alwis, oDoc
Channel: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Asia Global Dialogue
Date: 2020-12-08

“What to do when there is no doctor around and a government-imposed curfew?” As a part of the video series “Digital Life under Covid-19 and beyond”, Belinda Esterhammer interviewed Keith De Alwis, co-founder and COO of oDoc, Sri Lanka’s largest telemedicine and virtual care provider. After the first infection case in Sri Lanka was confirmed in March 2020, the country went into a complete lockdown. The Sri Lankan Government acted swiftly and entered a partnership with oDoc. oDoc connects patients and businesses with doctors via an app. Since the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, oDoc runs the government telemedicine line. 

Keith De Alwis talks about how Covid-19 has changed the healthcare industry, HealthTech challenges in South Asia, and data protection.

Watch our full video on HealthTech, featuring also other Asian innovators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=083VMSBLAUg&feature=emb_logo

Learn more about Tech and Covid-19, visit our website on global digital trends during the crisis: https://hk.boell.org/en/tech-and-covid-19-1

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