{"id":13825,"date":"2015-12-22T23:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T18:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officechai.com\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2015-12-23T00:02:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T18:32:17","slug":"indian-healthcare-data-practo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/stories\/indian-healthcare-data-practo\/","title":{"rendered":"Practo’s Data On Indian Healthcare Reveals Interesting Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Practo has become one of the stars of the Indian startup ecosystem. Founded in 2012, the company has managed to raise $124 million, expanded<\/a><\/span> to\u00a0Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and become India’s most popular healthcare app.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being present in 35 Indian cities and with\u00a0millions of people using its platform, Practo now has a wealth of data pertaining to healthcare in India.\u00a0The company analyzed 75 million searches and 40 million physician appointments to come up with a picture of what Indian healthcare looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on its data, Practo claims that<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Lifestyle diseases are rising and rising fast \u2013 and not just in top cities but across the board in tier 2 and tier 3 towns as well.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. There is growing number of Dermatology and ENT visits as well \u2013 perhaps signalling the growing air pollution we\u2019re witnessing in India.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Gastric problems and Cardiac issues are amongst the fastest growing health concerns in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The lifestyle diseases issue is not surprising – Practo user base consists mainly of upwardly mobile Indians, and it’s understandable that lifestyle diseases feature highly in this segment. The data also captures India’s chronic problems<\/a><\/span> with heart disease, with a large fraction of its user base visiting and searching for cardiologists.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here are the entire findings.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Healthcare-map-of-India-Practo\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Being present in 35 Indian cities and with millions of people using its platform, Practo now has a wealth of data pertaining to healthcare in India. 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