Practo is looking to scale faster riding on Covid-19, says CEO Shashank ND

As telemedicine became the preferred medium for consultations, the firm saw over 70 per cent first time-users and 44 per cent users coming from non-metro cities

Practo is preparing for a phase of rapid growth as health care gets the utmost importance amid the pandemic and its delivery rapidly moves online. 

The Bengaluru-headquartered digital health care firm, backed by investors such as Sequoia and Tencent, is looking at positioning itself as an ‘integrated digital platform’ and rapidly expanding its base of doctors, diagnostic centres, and the cities and towns it caters to.

“The awareness that Covid has brought about in consumer’s mind about health, I think digital health will continue to expand very sharply and positively in the next 4-5 years. We are excited about the opportunities that