The Indian healthcare sector has been quite complicated and vague in the past years. The scenario was such that patients were victims of unskilled manpower, lack of accountability and awareness. Hence, there was a dire need to put to rights and amend the flaws in the healthcare industry, make it limpid and within easy reach. This exigency to shape the fettle of the healthcare industry in the country has incited many entrepreneurs to set the ball rolling in this sector. In the last few years, many startups were launched to ameliorate the healthcare facilities by availing the power of latest technology. Looking over the recent course of events, it appears that the healthcare industry has transformed in an impressive manner. Today, healthcare has become one of the leading and largest sectors in the country. It consists of a wide spectrum that includes hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment.

Here we bring you a list of five most promising healthcare startups in India:

1. Portea:

Meena Ganesh, Zachary Jones and Karan Aneja initiated a unique healthcare app that brings care and medication to patients in their home.

This app is not only accessible but also more affordable and accountable to the patients’ needs.

2. Welcome Cure:

Founded by Jawahar J. Shah and Punit Desai, Welcome Cure is a one-stop shop that offers homeopathic treatment. As a virtual clinic, it offers facilities of online consultation with adept physicians through video chat, live chat, Skype, telephonic and email.

3. Healthkart:

To provide simple, effective and genuine health products solutions to people, Sameer Maheshwari and Prashant Tandon initiated Healthkart. It is an online portal that not only confers bona-fide health products but helps people compare and select the most suitable product.

4. 1mg:

One of the leading digital healthcare platforms in India, 1mg runs a home delivery service of medicine and other medical apparatus. Prashant Tandon, Gaurav Agarwal, and Vikas Chauhan collaborated together to develop a healthcare platform that could make healthcare a bickering experience. It offers a wide range of medicines from different aspect of healthcare.

5. Surgerica:

Surgerica is a medical platform framed with the aim to provide proper and verifiable opinions in order to help people make important decisions regarding the surgeons, the cost of surgeries and accountability. Established by Amit Bhagat, this firm is a medical guide to patients and their family.

Many such startups are bridging the gap between people and the healthcare industry. They have made therapeutics and medical attention accessible anywhere and at any time.