Helping foreign workers through Contact Tracer and telemedicine
Dr. Zubin Daruwalla on his way to one of Singapore’s foreign worker dormitories during the Covid-19 pandemic.
When the pandemic hit, Singapore saw a rise in infectious cases in foreign worker dormitories. To curb the spread of the virus and keep workers safe, a single source of data collection to track workers' location within dormitories was needed as well as an integrated telemedicine platform to ensure that foreign workers have continued access to medical care.
Dr Zubin J. Daruwalla is PwC Singapore's Health Industries Leader, who already provides telemedicine care in his free time. He worked with his team and colleagues from the Experience Centre and together they piloted PwC’s Contact Tracer solution and platform - pro bono - for a foreign worker dormitory owner. This enabled real time location tracking, contact tracing and social distancing data which was essential for key decision making.
Separately, Dr Daruwalla and his team supported healthcare authorities in developing a national telemedicine platform, again pro bono. PwC’s support came in several forms, including pulling together industry players across both public and private sectors which contributed to the speedy completion of the project in just eight weeks.
About Dr. Zubin J Daruwalla
Dr. Zubin J Daruwalla is a doctorpreneur, surgeon, futurist, thought leader, advisor, mentor, and patient and HealthTech advocate. He has delivered over 100 talks and presentations, including multiple keynotes in more than 12 countries and across 5 continents.