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Navarino, whose focus is IT and mobile connectivity solutions, and Vikand, a maritime healthcare specialist, have announced a partnership to offer remote medical care and mental health support on board.
The partnership combines Navarino’s Infinity and high-speed satellite connectivity solutions with Vikand’s OneHealth solution, which is a maritime healthcare platform.
OneHealth by Vikand includes real-time video calls with medical professionals, rapid diagnosis based on remote reading of vital peripherals, mental-wellness programs and crises intervention.
“We are pleased to partner with Vikand to offer our customers with a complete remote healthcare service,” Dimitris Tsikopoulos, CEO of Navarino, stated in a press release. “Our solutions provide the ideal technological platform from which OneHealth by Vikand, and its medical and mental-health management services, can help ensure the overall health and wellbeing of those who live and work at sea.”
What can the OneHealth service be used for? Physical and mental health, diagnoses, and mitigation of chronic, routine and emergency medical needs, strategies for overall health and wellness, and crisis communications.
Where to learn more: go to vikand.com
