When a road accident left Dr Saira Siddique paralysed, she was exposed to the shortcomings and fragmentation of Pakistan’s healthcare system.

Dr Siddique, who had worked in the US, wanted to send her medical records to her physician there for advice, but there were no Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to enable the data transfer. She required medical care for another 1.5 years, and in the absence of a hybrid healthcare platform where she could seek the doctor’s consultation from home, she was forced to spend six months recuperating at a hospital.

The experience prompted Dr Siddique, who was working with the government on a healthcare project at that time, to address these issues.

She founded MedIQ, a hybrid healthcare company which allows patients to get medical treatment at home or at any of the over 7,000 dispensaries and hospitals on the company’s panels.

With thousands of medical centres on its panel, MedIQ uses digital interventions to provide quality healthcare

MedIQ has integrated all three components of the healthcare ecosystem, Dr Siddique told Dawn.

“MedIQ is a platform ecosystem connecting the patients, [healthcare] providers, and the payers,” she said.

Currently, the company operates in over 150 cities, primarily serving business-to-business and business-to-business-to-customer clients. The platform mostly serves companies and business entities, allowing them to offer reliable and affordable healthcare to their employees.

“The customer coming to us has already paid [for........

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