Healthcare platform will help source medicines for patients

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to set up an online healthcare platform to help patients source medicines.

The e-commerce giant announced this week that it would roll out a service under Ali Health to solve the problem of finding prescription drugs for numerous ailments.

"This non-profit platform, known as the Global Drug Seeking Union, aims to help patients from China to find rare medicines through transparent and reliable channels," said Liang Sujuan, manager of the project.