HDFC acquires 12 stake in MediAngels

8220;We are looking for more funds to rollout more services on mobile,for video-conferencing and round the clock doctors8217; call-centre and other services,8221; another co-promoter of e-hospital concept Debraj Shome said.

After nearly two years of tests,Singal and Shome had launched http://www.mediangels.com,a super-speciality consultancy,that makes doctors accessible to people over internet or phone.

The service,launched in January this year,makes taking second opinion from the panel,which consists of a team of 300 doctors from over 85 super-speciality hospitals across 25 countries,a click away at affordable rates.

Singal said they were also trying to tie-up with the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments to offer the solution to the rural areas.

8220;We have planned three physical centres at Indore,Vadorara and Bhopal. If the model of physical centres connected with our network works then we will rollout across the country,8221; he said.

Shome said the company is also in talks with cyber cafes to make them contact points for MediAngles,but at the same time is cautious about possibility of misguidance by them.