Chinese online healthcare market worth USD2.7 bn

 11-Nov-15, China Daily 

China's online healthcare market is estimated to be worth 17 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) this year. Last year, it was worth 10.9 billion yuan, indicating strong growth momentum.

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Medical and healthcare services are not evenly distributed in China, with 80 percent of them in big cities. Hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are notoriously crowded as patients across the country swarm to visit experienced doctors.

Companies such as Spring Rain and Kingdee are wading into the online market to make healthcare more accessible. Kingdee launched "M-health" last year and forged a partnership with 160 hospitals. "Within a year since we went online, we have had more than 1.3 million subscribers" said Chen Dengkun, general manager.

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