Apollo inks deal with TeleHealthcare Malaysia to set up 100 tele-clinics

The telehealth centres will be located at a distance of 50 kms each and will provide teleconsultations in multiple specialties including Endocrinology, Nephrology, Cardiology and Orthopaedics.

Apollo TeleHealth Services has signed an agreement with TeleHealthcare Malaysia under which it will set up 100 tele-clinics in Malaysia to provide remote multi-specialty care and consultation to three million people. This is in-line with the company's objective to scale up its operations to reach 25 million lives globally by 2022.

"We have signed an MoU with TeleHealthcare Malaysia under which we will operationalise 100 tele-clinics in a phased manner by the end of this year. Eight of these centres will be piloted by March. Overall, Apollo TeleHealth aims to add 5000 points of presence globally over the next two