this enterprise program, and more than half of them wished to have online consultations with an Apollo doctor over the months of April to June. Apart from online consultations, the App was also used to place more than 2,600 pharmaceutical orders, which were distributed at customers’ doorsteps in a short time. Each of the enrolled Microsoft staff got access to the Apollo network’s more than 7,000 doctors and specialists.
Madhu Aravind, CTO, Apollo 24|7 expressed delight over the major partnership. He said, “Healthcare is evolving to meet the immediate and future demands during the global health crisis. With the advancements in technology, people across the globe are embracing digital healthcare solutions. Apollo 24|7 has been developed to provide access to quality care to everyone. We are excited to partner with Microsoft during this pandemic to support organizations for employee wellbeing”.
Microsoft’s Executive Director of Strategic Growth, Meetul Patel, expressed optimism about the major collaboration. He said, “In today’s hybrid work environment, organizations are increasingly looking to make access to wellness resources easier for their employees. Our partnership with Apollo has helped bring this access right into the flow-of-work by making resources easy to access from within Microsoft Teams which serves in so many ways as the “Office” in the emerging work environment”.
