Rocket Health Provides Access To Health Services Amidst Covid

Posted by: lukwago J in Uganda news November 6, 2020

With covid in our faces, you can get a doctor attend to you at your home courtesy of Rocket Heath services without hassle of social distance and standard operating procedures set out by Ministry of health.

Covid pandemic hit us hard and changed way of life making access to health services cumbersome. It’s on this basis that innovators at Rocket Health Services innovated mobile applications to increase access to health services.

According to Dr. Davis Musinguzi it’s cheaper, convenient and also safe from exposure to covid pandemic.

Dr Davis Musinguzi Rocket Health Managing Director pioneering tele-medicine laboratory pharmacy first of its kind in the country says relying on digital innovations will spur access to good health in much friendly and cost effective way.

Simplified services;

“At Rocket Health, we know that your time is valuable. Through our service you can conveniently make an appointment at the clinic that fits into your schedule with a doctor in real time,” Musinguzi said.

Rocket health offers general doctor consultation, screening tests and laboratory services.

Musinguzi alluded to the fact that people need to change method of accessing medical services compared to traditional physical presence.

“Its outdated to rely on physical presence and getting stuck in overcrowded clinics and hospitals to get treatment. Especially when you can use available advanced mobile applications to access doctors at convenient time possible in real time,” Musinguzi stressed.

Highlighting on the need for digitalization trends amidst Covid pandemic, Dr Musinguzi advised innovators and job seekers to work with different sectors to provide mobile applications to enhance access to services.

” We are in digital world. Every thing has to go online because its cheaper to advertise and reach target consumers with out movement. This to service provider affordable and convenient to consumer,” he explained.

Rocket Health is a bundled service of the Medical Concierge Group, a licensed and registered clinic, laboratory and pharmacy.

What they offer;

“We offer tele-medicine healthcare services such as doctor consultations over the phone. Whatsapp and SMS, laboratory sample pick-ups and medicine delivery at your convenient location within Kampala,”Sandra Arinaitwe Communication officer said.

“Rocket Health offers remote doctor consultation services via voice call and Whatsapp. We also deliver pharmacy products, vaccination and mobile laboratory services to those living in and around Kampala,”she added.

She further stressed that they have a clinic for physical examinations, vaccinations and specialist services.

“Our specialists are a Physician, Breastfeeding Consultant and a Plastic Surgeon. The clinic opens daily from 8am – 8 pm. In a stampede time when it was hard for end consumers to access healthcare services, members of the public can conveniently order for a consultation, laboratory services, vaccinations, pharmacy products and personal care items directly from our e-shop , “Arinaitwe said

In addition , we have a chronic care management program to take care of patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and the like. Patients under our care receive monthly medicine deliveries, routine laboratory check-ups, regular reviews with the Physician. Follow-up calls from our doctors also ensure optimum care is achieved.

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