Mecura – Digitalising Child Healthcare in Schools

Introduction

Mecura India is a healthcare start-up company. Young Minds aims to digitalize child healthcare in India by making an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for each child at school. Children are exposed to far more diseases and stress than at any other time, and need medical care from the roots. Hence, they have come up with ideas to fuse technology and child healthcare services.

The Bunch of young minds Working together 24X7 to bring a smile on every child’s face.

Mecura Founder Journey

Mecura was founded by Akbar Khan. Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from SRM University (Chennai). Co-founded by Aquib Hasnain, currently pursuing Information Technology at St. Thomas’ College of Engineering and Technology (Kolkata), and Ankush Malhotra who has completed a Master’s in Computer Science (Delhi).

” My frequent sneezing during my childhood days went unnoticed by my parents because I would stay in a hostel. This led to serious sinus trouble which needed immediate medication. However, this situation could be avoided if my parents could track my health even when sitting miles away from me.

This is a common problem in India, where a child is taken to a doctor only when he/she falls seriously ill. And there is no escape but to go through a number of tests. My curiosity about this issue.

A keen interest in entrepreneurship has enabled me to start Mecura through which parents can track the medical records of their children. With just the click of a button i.e. the digital version of paper-based prescriptions, called Electron Medical Record (EMR).

Since then, my journey with Mecura along with Aquib and Ankush has been only fetching me with knowledge and experience.”  Said Akbar Khan, Founder. Mecura has already been featured among the top five startups selected in IIT Bombay. It was also among 40 start-ups to get selected in the Bioasia Convention 2016.

Global Rank

Further, it has ranked 32^nd globally in the Impact Chapter that was organized by a German company ‘Get In the Ring’. Mecura has also conducted pilot services in Kolkata, Delhi, and Jaipur where it received a positive response and a success rate of 95%.

It has currently joined hands with 5 schools in Kolkata. Including Loyola High School and Study Park with 700 customers on board. Mecura also has opened its clinic led by more than 10 specialist doctors and still has a long way to go!

Life has not changed with Mecura but the lifestyle of working has changed with Mecura. 

Mecura Innovations

“We are on a mission to change every parent’s mindset of not taking their child to a doctor unless severe necessity arises. We are thus changing the healthcare system by creating a digital platform for every child “, Said Team

Mecura’s innovative website & mobile app. The app helps children & parents keep a constant tab on their health status. The aim of this app is to bridge the gap between school-going children & the necessary health care they should get.

The younger generation is an invaluable asset to our country. It’s time we do something to keep them healthy. The motive behind bringing this technology is for parents to get more involved in their child’s health care.

We don’t go to the doctor unless we are sick, it’s very true and all medical records are paper-based.

Mecura brings a platform for parents where they can keep track of their child’s health care through our application and website from anywhere around the world at any time.

Mecura India offers services like General Health Check-Up, Screening Tests, Electronic Medical Records, Parental and social Counseling, Interactive Health Workshops, Health Blogs, Online Consultants, etc to children in the age group of 5-14 years at school all year round and also clinic working for adults.

They Generated 80% of Revenue from School and 20% from Mecura eClinic. The Growth rate was $6966.8 in four months. Launched their first outlet Mecura eClinic where all specialist Doctors are in one place.

“We have just got an opportunity from IIT Bombay as Incubation from JS Innovation Lab. Mecura has planned to reach and screen more than 1 Lakh students in the next three years and are in search of investors.”

Mecura Goals

“Primarily, Customers seek trust because they have given their child’s health responsibility to us. Hence, Mecura helps them to take care of their child.

Not only do we provide them with a secure platform to keep a constant tab on their child’s health; but we ensure that the school Principal also knows about the kid’s health status.

Hence, we make sure good health travels with the child at all times. Even in emergency situations, our EMR travels faster to the doctor than the child’s medical history so the treatment can start immediately.

Our graphical and diagrammatic health records are easy to understand as well. Such that the parents can be satisfied as to where the problem exactly lies and how it should be treated.

Our online blogs, calculators, and articles in the “Samagya” newspaper. It assists them in avoiding any diseases spread across the country.”, Said Team