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Press Release (April 14, 2020)
DHAKA, April 14: Digital Health (DH) is launching a new insurance product today to cover the individuals from coronavirus related expenses. Digital Health (DH), previously known as Telenor Health, is a Grameen social business. It is offering digital healthcare services for the last four years and has a client base of over five million.
From today the new product, named as “Corona Insurance”, is offered free of cost to 100,000 subscribers online, on a first come first served basis. “Corona Insurance” will provide Tk 2,000 if Corona test result comes out positive, leading to home isolation, Tk 5,000 upon hospitalization due to Coronavirus, and also provide Tk 20,000 in cash as life insurance cover. The coverage will last for 60 days from the date of enrollment, and is effective immediately after enrollment. The aggregate benefit to the recipient individuals can be quite a large sum. In the undesired situation of even 10% of individuals turning out to be corona positive, the amount of total expenses covered under the program would run into tens of millions of taka.
This free offer will be valid until 11th June, 2020 or until 100,000 enrollment have been achieved, if sooner. After this date no new enrollment will be accepted. The benefits offered under "Corona Insurance" will be available for two months from the date of enrollment. In other words, if someone enrolls on June 11, 2020, they can receive benefits until August 10, 2020. To enroll, please go to the following website https://care.dh.health/insurance
All individuals who will enroll in the program will receive a series of health videos and contents on dealing with Coronavirus.
It may be recalled that on the 28th March, Digital Health (DH) launched a Coronavirus Symptom Checker online, (https://coronachecker.dh.health/) available to everybody without any cost. In the first five days after launching, DH Corona Symptom Checker questionnaire was completed by 131, 590 persons. Average time spent on the checker was 3 minutes, 41 seconds. Those who were identified as higher risk were recommended to contact the Government of Bangladesh COVID health lines 333 and 16263.
Individuals from Dhaka, Cumilla, Chattogram, Jashore and Cox’s Bazar together made up 70% of all Corona checks done in the first five days. Most common symptoms entered were fevers (56%) and sore throats (44%).
All of those who complete the DH Corona Checker are given helpful advice on prevention and awareness, including the importance of hand washing, and isolation if stronger symptoms are shown. We encourage everyone to go to the DH Corona Checker and take a test. It is quick, and it is free.
Both the DH Symptom Checker and Corona Insurance are designed to help reduce public anxiety at this critical time, and reduce the financial impact of the crisis on families and wage earners.
This 100,000 free insurance policies against Corona are sponsored by Grameen Telecom Trust.
Sajid Rahman, CEO of DH, commented: “It is comforting to know that the vast majority of patients may not be infected by Coronavirus – they can take normal measures to recover from their fevers and sore throats. It is important that people prepare themselves and their families for Coronavirus. We expect that our effort to minimize anxiety with the Symptom checker, and the Corona Insurance, the free health and life coverage, will also help reducing additional pressure in healthcare system.
“At a time of great anxiety, providing 100,000 people with free health and life financial protection against Coronavirus can make a difference to the preparedness and resilience of the people. With your support, Digital Health will continue to find new innovations to help people more and more to tackle this public health and economic threat.” Mr Rahman added.
Dr Khaled Hasan,
Head of Clinical Operations,
Digital Healthcare Solutions.
Dhaka
Email: khaled@dh.health
Skype ID: dr.khaled.hasan
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Tauhid Alam
Head of Brand and PR
Digital Healthcare Solutions.
Dhaka
Email: tauhidul@dh.health
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