Smart tech transforming medical sector

Online platforms open new channels for patients to purchase medicines, allowing doctors to focus more on patients

Chinese hospitals, especially those with good reputations in big cities, are always crowded, with patients who have traveled long distances to wait for several hours, or even all night, just for a few minutes' consultation with a doctor.

Many patients visit hospitals not because they are in urgent need of medical care, but because they want follow-up treatment for chronic conditions or simply to get medicine.