The chances are, if you ask one of your doctor friends whether they treat their close family and friends over the phone, the answer would be “yes”.

oDoc is a way that let us all have access to high quality care just as conveniently.

Phone consultations are very much like the consultations you have experienced already.

Your healthcare provider would ask your age, allergies and previous conditions.

You would then discuss the goals you want to achieve and how you can get there.

In the event the doctor feels they do not have enough information necessary to treat you, they will inform you that a physical examination is required and to visit a healthcare provider at a clinic or hospital.

Healthcare providers are not in any way incentivized to somehow make a diagnosis on oDoc, as doctors receive the same fee from oDoc that they would for a physical visit on oDoc regardless of whether a diagnosis is made or not.

The American Medical Association has found that nearly 75% of all regular doctor visits can be handled effectively through a video consultation.

In fact, in a meta-analysis in over 90 of peer-reviewed clinical trials conducted by Cochrane – a leading global collective of medical researchers – telemedicine was found to be effective or have similar outcomes as a face-to-face visit.

This form of healthcare delivery has gained global acceptance and is in wide use in countries including USA, UK, India, Indonesia, UAE, Singapore and even Ruwanda.

For any further information, please visit us on www.odoc.life, call us on 077 077 3333 or email us at [email protected], at any time my colleagues and I would be more than happy to help you!

All prescriptions issued on oDoc are issued by SLMC registered doctors.

These are issued through a secure password protected account unique to each doctor.

Each prescription clearly identifies the doctor issuing the prescription and carries the name, SLMC registration number, seal and signature of that doctor.

The name of the patient is clearly identified and the specific medicines prescribed to the patient is in an easy to read type-written form.

Further, the doctor explicitly states that by this prescription issued in writing, that the doctor intends and authorises for the medicines listed in the document to be dispensed for use by the named patient.

Through these features, the prescriptions issued on oDoc are valid prescriptions under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act, No. 05 of 2015, the Regulations issued under the Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Act, No. 27 of 1980 (as published in the Extraordinary Government Gazette No. 378/3 of 02 December 1985) and the Electronic Transactions Act, No. 19 of 2006, as amended.

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You don’t need to pay anything because your insurance provider is covering the oDoc subscription cost for you.

Your subscription includes 6 free video, audio and text doctor consultations for you with no per consultations fees.

Everyone covered by the oDoc subscription get access to many benefits. These include:

• Unlimited video consultations with all doctors on the oDoc app
• Access to over 400 doctors covering over 42 specializations
• On-call GPs who will call you back within 3 minutes 24*7
• Prescriptions sent directly to your phone
• 25% off on all eChannelling bookings made through the oDoc app
• Free delivery of medicine with up to 10% off your bill
• A mobile lab service with no transport fee and up to 25% off.

Please note that terms and conditions apply and some benefits are time-sensitive. For any further information, please visit www.odoc.life, call 077 077 3333 or email [email protected] at any time. My colleagues and I are always ready to help!

All the over 450 doctors on the oDoc app are SLMC registered healthcare providers. All the healthcare providers on the platform have at least 5 years of experience.

There are over 100 specialists practicing on the oDoc app covering over 40 specialisations. These include Diet & nutrition, psychology, physiotherapy as well as paediatrics, gynaecology, dermatology, psychiatry and sexual health. All the specialists listed on the app are either board certified or meet the criteria mandated by the SLMC to be identified as a specialist. Specialists on the oDoc app have over 10, 15 or 20 years experience.

The doctors available to be consulted over oDoc are the same doctors you would meet at major public and private hospitals in the country.

For any further information, please visit www.odoc.life, call 077 077 3333 or email [email protected] at any time. My colleagues and I are always ready to help!

The oDoc service is available 24*7. You can consult our on-demand GP visible right at the top of the home page within 3 minutes at any time of the day.

The over 450 GPs and specialists on the oDoc app can choose to either be available within minutes for on-demand consultations, or at specific times during the week for pre- scheduled appointments. You can select your doctor, select the time available that is convenient to you, and the doctor will call you back for your consultation at the scheduled time.