How a Whatsapp-inspired IIT-grad's app tackles India's doctor shortage

DocsApp's name is directly inspired by WhatsApp

A problem beyond India’s low doctor-to-patient ratio is the distribution of those doctors. Most, particularly specialists, congregate in bigger cities and get seen by patients in the surrounding areas. Only 19 percent of specialists are available in community health centers across India, and most fall well below the country’s requirement for specialists. Community health centers are located in smaller towns and help patients in the area decide if they need to visit a larger, better-equipped city facility.

Satish Kannan was working for Philips Healthcare when he saw how inconvenient it was for patients in the small towns to report to clinics