Hanoi (VNA) - EDoctor, a mobile app developed by a Vietnamese techstartup that connects users with medical professionals, has been selected toreceive free mentorship and monetary support from Google.

The support is part of the Launchpad Accelerator programme, which will kick offon July 17 and is initiated by the US internet giant, aimed at empoweringtech startups across the world to reach their true potential.

Under the programme, eDoctor, along with other selected startups, will receivea sponsor package worth 50,000 USD backed by Google. The startups will have anopportunity to work closely with Google for six months in Vietnam andparticipate in an all-expense-paid training for two weeks at Google’sheadquarters in the US, with access to Google engineers, resources and mentors.

EDoctor is the only Vietnamese startup that was chosen, together with 14 otherprojects from India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, as well asSingapore and Malaysia.

The app, eDoctor, allows patients to receive medical advice and instructions athome by providing them with a platform to connect with experienced doctors.

Users can make health-related inquiries, look up medication and search for thenearest clinics and pharmacies within the comfort of their own home.

Apart from typed-in questions, eDoctor also allows users to contact availabledoctors via phone calls for a better diagnosis of their condition.

EDoctor offers medical aid in the most common medicine subspecialties,including obstetrics, gynecology, oncology and urology, as well as cardiology,gastroenterology, pulmonology and endocrinology, along with nutrition,pediatrics and andrology.

The app is available for download for iOS and Android users.

EDoctor also won sponsor packages from Facebook (FbStart) worth 40,000 USD in2016.-VNA