Omron to rent out EKG machines in India for telehealth

Subcontinent has doctor shortage, creating demand for medicine from home

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A mural of health care workers on the streets of Mumbai. © Reuters

HIROTAKA TAMAOKA, Nikkei staff writer

KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese health care equipment maker Omron is moving to develop the Indian market for electrocardiographs, offering the devices as rentals to individuals via a Singapore-based startup it has invested in that provides remote medical services to heart patients.

Omron made the investment in Tricog Health, aiming to fully commercialize the service in April 2024 with a three-year sales goal of 300 million yen ($2.2 million). The amount of Omron's investment has not been disclosed.

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