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The pace of innovation has never been faster. Facing a global pandemic, companies of all sizes, across all industries and in every corner of the world have focused their attention on how to best meet the rapidly evolving needs of their end users quickly and at scale.

Perhaps no technology accelerated as quickly during the last two years as that of telehealth. Although telehealth is not new, advances in video meeting apps, smartphone availability and broadband access are enabling more use cases, with analysts predicting that this trend is here to stay, post pandemic.

A company that is riding the coattails of this rise is Good Doctor Technology (GDT), a joint venture health-tech company between Ping An Healthcare and Technology, Grab and Softbank. Established in 2018 with regional headquarters operations in Singapore, GDT’s mission is to provide ‘One Doctor for One Family across Southeast Asia’.

#biztechasia caught up with Melvin Vu, Regional CEO of Good Doctor Technology to get a glimpse on how this healthtech startup is powering Southeast Asia’s digital healthcare ecosystem to make health and wellness accessible to everyone. During the conversation, Melvin also speak about the technology and innovation behind GDT, including why telehealth is not just a pandemic novelty but is here to stay.

Additionally, Melvin touches on:

GDT’s journey from inception to where it is today including how the company aims to provide ‘One doctor for one family across Southeast Asia’.
How GDT is empowering its stakeholders by creating a win-win healthcare ecosystem.
The startup’s online-to-offline model and its physical clinics in Thailand.
Growth opportunities for GDT in the region and trends in the med-tech space.