Staff Reporter :
Grameenphone (GP) and Telenor Health launched “Tonic,” a new digital free health care service, for consumers in Bangladesh.
The service was launched at a function held at a city hotel recently.
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, BTRC Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood, partners from across the healthcare sector and GP high officials were present at the ceremony.
Tonic was the result of an extensive research and development process that included input from global health experts, local medical practitioners, and everyday people, Tonic aims to be relevant to a broad cross section of Bangladeshi society and cover a range of wellness and health needs.
Tonic members receive four benefits: “Tonic Jibon” offers tips and information via SMS, web, and Facebook to help members live on a healthy life by eating well, staying active, and keeping mentally refreshed on a daily basis; “Tonic Daktar” provides members to access knowledgeable and friendly advice from a doctor with just a phone call, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; “Tonic Discounts” helps to make hospital care more accessible by extending discounts of up to 40% on fees at over 50 popular hospitals across Bangladesh; and the “Tonic Cash” service offers members BDT 500 in cash to assist in covering costs if they are hospitalized for three nights or more.
Through a tie-up with Grameenphone, all of GP’s 56 million subscribers can join Tonic for free and access a range of benefits designed to help them achieve their own “bhalo thakar master plan.” Any Grameenphone customer can join Tonic for free via USSD at *789#, online at www.mytonic.com, or by calling 789. A user only needs to join once, however, to retain membership for the next month a member must simply use hisher Grameenphone SIM for a chargeable phone call, SMS, or data pack. Tonic Jibon content, access to Tonic Discounts, and Tonic Cash coverage is completely free for members. The Tonic Daktar service is available at an affordable rate of BDT 5 per minute plus taxes.
