Third-party apps such as Paytm and Eka.Care has now enabled CoWIN appointment bookings to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination slots. One can now login on to Paytm or Eka.Care app to book a vaccination slot instead of the CoWIN app. Earlier, Aarogya Setu or UMANG apps or the CoWIN portal were the only ways to get a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

Eka Care, one of the first healthcare platforms approved by CoWIN to allow vaccination slot booking anywhere in India through their platform. The platform has integrated with CoWIN to provide a multitude of services from booking a slot to downloading your vaccination certificate.

Health tech startup Eka.Care has raised $4.5 million from investors such as 3one4Capital, Eximius Ventures, Speciale Invest and several angel investors. The company said it will use the capital for building its team, product development, marketing, and assisting doctors in setting up their digital clinic.

As the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission (ABDM), previously known as the National Digital Health Mission, gains footing across the country, Bengaluru-based health-tech startup Eka.Care has announced that it has received authorisation to facilitate issuing health IDs (UHID).

Deepak Tuli, Co-Founder and COO, Eka Care said, “It is an honor to have received this award. At Eka Care, we have been constantly innovating to provide a seamless platform to care-givers and care-seekers in India; what we call as ‘Connected Healthcare’. With 200,000+ app-users, we have surely got an initial boost to do our bit in redesigning healthcare in India”.

The company intends to use these funds for hiring, product development, marketing and assisting doctors in setting up their digital clinic. Eka.Care provides a full-stack platform to facilitate tracking and reporting of outcomes for both doctors as well as patients. India’s healthtech market is expected to reach a market value of $21 Bn by 2025.

The process to book the vaccination slot is easy and can be completed in 3 simple steps via platform. Eka Care, a connected healthcare platform is now enabling the citizens to book booster dose shots which are being offered to all eligible. The process to book the vaccination slot is easy and can be completed in 3 simple steps via platform. Vikalp Sahni, CEO and Founder Eka Care, said, “Alongside the government portal, the online appointment of those eligible for a booster dose can be booked on Eka Care. There is no need for users to register again for booking their precautionary does. The option is available on Eka Care website and soon be available on Eka Care app”

Eka Care, a connected healthcare platform, founded by former Co-Founders of Goibibo, has launched a scientific mobile-based feature on the app through which users can track their pulse rate, a basic, yet very important body vital. Eka Care has launched the Heart Rate Monitor in collaboration with Father Muller (FM) Medical College and Hospital. The feature is completely free for the user. The device uses Photoplethysmography technology that has revolutionised the way we interact with body vitals and enable their continuous monitoring through portable devices.

Eka Care has created a platform in 12 Indian languages for people to create multiple health profiles, store health records such as vaccination charts for kids, developmental milestones, prescriptions, lab reports and scans. A connected healthcare platform, Eka Care launched its services in Vijayawada and Guntur providing patient and doctor side service digitally. Mohit Rajpal , head, operations and distributions, Eka Care, said they offer technology and digital tools to doctors and enable them to serve the patients effectively. This helps in saving 40 per cent of doctors’ time.

Eka Care is one such example which is a connected healthcare platform building a digitally-enabled healthcare ecosystem between doctors and patients for better health outcomes. In an exclusive conversation with the Financial Express Online, Deepak Tuli, Co-founder and COO of Eka Care talked about the role of digital tech in the healthcare industry and how it is playing a vital role in bringing changes.