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Asia
Bangladesh
20 Mar - Aspire to Innovate (a2i), a programme of Cabinet Division and ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh supported by the United Nations Development Programme, has formed a public-private consortium linking the government’s phone-based health service ‘Shastho Batayon’ with health-tech startups like olwel.com to provide digital health services whilst also encouraging social distancing. This uber-doctor model connects people with hundreds of doctors around the country through a toll-free hotline and online portal (corona.gov.bd). Other medical call services such as those provided by Synesis Limited and TRCL charge users a premium to connect and get professional advice, but at a much lower consultation cost than a hospital visit.
UNCDF is working with Ministry of Development of Digital Economy in Burkina Faso to accelerate the rollout of DiagnoseMe, a telehealth and diagnostics solution, conceived during the Hack for Wuhan event, held by Wuhan2020, an initiative that unites developers, designers, builders, and creators who use technology to find solutions for the coronavirus. (link)
Europe
Denmark
Crowdfunding platform specialist Smallbrooks together with the Confederation of Danish Industry and Copenhagen Fintech is developing a crowdfunding platform in Denmark that allows local businesses to sell their goods and services online without having to build a webshop, an approach that could be used elsewhere. (link)
