Mumbai-based healthcare startup, Care24 plans to train 10,000 healthcare attendants by the end of 2017. The training will be conducted under the Skill India programme started by the government. According to a release, attendants will be trained for specialised treatments such cancer care and neur…
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Start-ups roll up sleeves to train the unskilled
Prior to joining healthcare service provider Care24, 33-year-old Rahul Nair earned a daily wage of Rs 800. He was trained for a week to enhance his skills as a nurse after which his daily remuneration shot up to Rs 1,200. Nair is one among the 2,500 unskilled or semi-skilled healthcare workers in…
5 Start-Ups in the healthcare sector that’s buzzing now
The startup trend in the country is growing widely. Investors are ready to bet high on startups especially the health-tech as it is giving higher returns and burning lower cash. Over a period of time health-tech startups are coming over to make hospitality and nursing more easy by providing vario…
CARE24 raises $4 million in Series-A round
Care24, a Mumbai-based home health care services start-up, has raised $4 million in a Series-A funding round led by SAIF Partners, supported by a strong follow-on by seed investor, India Quotient. The fresh capital comes within three months of Care24 receiving the seed funding. Founded by Indian …