Ziqitza Health Care Limited

Monday, November 24, 2008

Article on 1298 in Modern Medicare Magazine

Article on 1298 in Express Healthcare Magazine

Yuva, The Youth Forum

Yuva, The Youth Forum on Doordarshan is a show for the youth of India. In this episode, Sweta Mangal, CEO of Dial 1298 for Ambulance gives advice on how the youth can help during a medical emergency or disaster and the importance of First Aid during such circumstances.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

MEMEx TV coverage

About Ziqitza Health Care Limited

Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL), is set up by a group of young professionals who, after their education / training in the US and professional employment / entrepreneurial projects in India, realized the acute need for organized and networked Ambulance service in India for saving lives which may otherwise have been lost ONLY for want of timely medical attention. Ziqitza health care operates the Emergency Medical Response (Ambulance) Services under two models Dial '1298' for Ambulance (Popularly called 1298 model) – Fee for Service model with cross subsidy, where the rich and affordable pays higher and the poor pays less, and for very poor/accidents/emergencies the service is free of cost. Currently this service is operational in the city of Mumbai and the state of Kerala. Dial '108' in Emergency (Popularly called 108 model) – This model is usually in public private partnership with State Governments, this could be either free to patient or on a user fee, as per the contract with State Governments. The service is provided to Emergency victims. This model is operational in Bihar, Trivandrum, Rajasthan and Punjab.