AlemHealth founder Aschkan Abdul Malek describes building a teleradiology service that connects patients in underserved markets with specialist physicians remotely. He traces the company’s origins to his work in Afghanistan, where colleagues traveled abroad for routine medical care, and says the service offers a way to connect patients with specialists without traveling for care.
A Stanford Social Innovation Review article highlights AlemHealth, an Emirati medical startup that uses telemedicine to remotely diagnose and treat patients in rural areas. Healthcare startups scaling across the MENA entrepreneurship ecosystem face challenges related to access, quality, and cost.
AlemHealth connects hospitals in underserved markets to a global network of radiologists through a telemedicine platform built on cloud infrastructure for low-bandwidth environments. Cofounders Aschkan Abdul Malek and Sajjad Kamal plan to present the company at a regional industrial internet event in Dubai.
AlemHealth wins the regional Seedstars Dubai competition and earns the right to represent the United Arab Emirates at the global final pitching round. Founder Sajjad Kamal pitches its cloud-based platform, which connects local hospitals in developing countries with doctors globally.