A Saudi-based company has joined hands with a Pakistani e-health service to set up a teleconsultation center in Makkah to facilitate Pakistani pilgrims in the kingdom through e-doctor program.
The Saudi-Pakistani Pilgrim Telehealth Center is established by Funadiq in Saudi Arabia and Educast in Pakistan. The facility is first in a series of such centers to be established in all major hotels of Makkah and Madinah with the help of Emaar Al Diyafa Hotels and Pakistan International Airlines.
Owned by Pakistanis, Funadiq uses artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies and is among the 34 exclusive online travel agencies approved by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia to process eight million transactions under the new Umrah system.
“The reason behind our decision to join hands with Educast is to provide medical facilities through e-doctors to Pakistani pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah to mitigate their problems in case they face medical emergencies,” Salman Arain, the company’s chief executive officer, told Arab News following the inauguration of the facility in Makkah on Saturday.
“We are the only Pakistan-origin company that is directly connected with new Saudi Umrah system,” he continued. “We have presence in Pakistan, North America, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and many other key countries.”
