The online hub DOC.ua, which is part of the Effective Investments group of companies, starts operating in Uzbekistan under the DOC.online brand, and is introducing remote search services for doctors, clinics, diagnostic centers and appointments with medical specialists there.
The online hub offers residents of this country the opportunity to take care of their health with the help of digital technologies. Among the advantages of the Ukrainian service are the concentration of information on a single platform, the ability to use the services anywhere, if there is Internet coverage and telephone communications, the security of processing personal data of customers and the compliance of prices on the website with prices in partner clinics.
“This is our first foreign project, within the framework of which we offer residents of another country effective tools for maintaining health and the services of the best medical specialists and institutions,” – says Sergey Kazantsev, founder of DOC.ua. – “Uzbekistan is very interesting for us, since the local market for medical services is booming, and much attention is paid to the healthcare and digitalization sectors”.
Now 14 leading private hospitals, 5 diagnostic centers and more than 250 doctors of 40 directions, including specialists of a narrow profile in Uzbekistan already trust and collaborate with the new service.
The effective work of the service is facilitated by progressive management practices, an own team of IT specialists, and departments for working with doctors and partners.
“We brought to the international market a new powerful domestic brand that once began as a regular startup,” – said Igor Liski, chairman of the supervisory board of the Effective Investments group of companies. – The difficult times that we are currently experiencing are also additional opportunities for development, the ability to give a worthy answer to the challenges of the time. We understand that such a service as DOC.online is needed by people not only in Ukraine, therefore we will further develop and improve it”.
Ukraine can use the current crisis to realize its agricultural potential, as well as scale the scope of IT and digital to other markets. This was told by the chairman of the supervisory board of the group of companies “Effective Investments” Igor Liski during the online marathon “BrainStorm Marathon”, by BUSINESS magazine.
Our country can solve the issue of food security through the export of its products. At the same time, it is necessary to quickly “pull up” processing and other related industries to an appropriate level. For example, now the packaging business is developing well.
“The idea is not just to grow and sell raw materials, but also to promote domestic brands, a finished product with maximum added value,” – says Igor Liski. – “Today it is the main trend for Ukraine.”
The online and digital spheres also have great potential, but we have a small market, so its participants should think about how to scale, enter other markets and compete there.
“We respond quickly to changes, current trends and trends. For example, now our DOC.ua medical online hub is actively developing, since we understand that people really need it, there is a demand for such services. In this direction, we sometimes do more in a week than we did in a month. DOC.ua will work not only in Ukraine: this week we will enter the market of Uzbekistan, then Kazakhstan and Moldova,” – says the chairman of the supervisory board of the Effective Investments group of companies. – Now there is a chance for Ukrainian IT – many businesses have a request for digitalization and online access. The behavior of people is changing: how they buy, how they get goods and services.”
In addition, according to Igor Liski, the approach to team building is changing.
“If the office and the atmosphere in it were important before, now it is necessary to set an over-target and motivate people to work at home, from the car, in the country,” – he notes. – “You cannot control employees, and the only thing that can motivate them is the super-idea in whom they believe.” Controlling who and when left what did is an old approach that no longer works or works differently. “Motivation comes to the forefront, attracting people, uniting around an idea or business model.”
On Tuesday, April 28 at 11:00 the fourth meeting of the Brain Storm Marathon will take place on the topic “Business Transformation. The economy of the future. ” The guest of the broadcast is Igor Liski, chairman of the supervisory board of the Effective Investments group of companies, co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future.
Topics for discussion:
– What new knowledge, tools and approaches will allow modern businesses to survive?
– Will the business survive after quarantine?
– What will Ukraine be like in the post-coronavirus world?
– What will help transform into the needs of the new world?
– What will it be – Economy of the FUTURE?
– Does the business have its own Plan “B” not only for survival, but also for creating living space for a happy future for our children, grandchildren and subsequent generations?
Meetings at the marathon are moderated by Vladimir Chepovoy, co-founder and chief editor of BUSINESS Magazine.
Meeting point YouTube Channel BUSINESS Magazine
The chairman of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maxim Kozitsky, got acquainted with the progress of the construction of Feednova enterprise for the production of high protein feed additives for farm and domestic animals.
The CEO of the company Andrey Ogorodnik organized a review of the administrative building and the construction site and spoke about plans for the development of the plant, which will be unique for the region and for the whole of Ukraine. It is planned that the complex will have four production lines and five boilers (MAVITEC, the Netherlands), which will allow processing more than 220 tons of raw materials and produce 90 tons of products per day.
“We will create new jobs and replenish revenues to budgets of all levels. Modern equipment and advanced technologies minimize the impact of our production on the environment,” – says the head of Feednova. – “The enterprise will become the first independent platform in Ukraine that will process raw materials of animal origin from external suppliers.”
On February 5 the Ukrainian group of companies “Effective Investments” and the Dutch company Mada Participations B.V. announced the start of the construction of the Feednova manufacturing complex for the production of high protein feed additives in Busk. Investments in the plant amount to 20 million US dollars. In April 2020 UMG Investment joined the investors.
Feednova, a company, that realizes the first in Ukraine high-protein feed additives and animal fats production plant, located in Busk city (Lviv region), has secured an investment from UMG Investments. The latter has acquired minority stake. Financial details of the deal are not disclosed.
“The last few weeks have posed unprecedented challenges: we are all learning to work in a new reality without reliable economic forecasts. As a local investor, we understand that once a pandemic crisis is over, no rapid economic recovery will be possible without new projects, job creation and business processes support in portfolio companies. We keep implementing all the previously agreed investment projects, and we are pleased that our investment in Feednova will help to create the first independent operator of animal by-products processing in Ukraine. We believe that participation in Feednova project will allow our portfolio company Recycling Solutions to realize its vast experience and best practices in waste management projects to the fullest extent possible”, said Andriy Gorokhov, CEO of UMG Investments.
The Company will become the first independent operator in Ukraine to process raw materials from external suppliers for production of high-protein feed additives and animal fats for farm animals and pets. The production complex shall have four state-of-the-art production lines and five boilers (MAVITEC, the Netherlands) with a capacity of over 220 tons of raw materials and 90 tons of finished products per day. As an export-oriented company, Feednova will become the major budget revenue generating enterprise in the region and create up to 100 jobs.
“We are building a plant capable of changing the ecosystem of the agriculture in general and livestock farming in particular. The Company will stimulate the technological advancement of the industry and introduce the new quality standards. After all, our work is based on modern technologies and has a high level of environmental safety. By our own example, we will prove that it is possible to raise investments, create conditions for further development of the economy in Ukraine. And this is only the first step, as we are going to develop several similar projects in the south and in the center of Ukraine”, points out Igor Liski, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Effective Investments Group.
Please be adviced that on February 4, 2020, Effective Investments and Mada Participations B.V., the Netherlands announced the commencement of construction of high-protein feed additives and animal fats production plant Feednova in Busk. The total project investments amount to USD 20 million.
UMG Investments is an investment company that establishes and develops businesses with high growth potential. Today, UMG Investments manages portfolio companies in three areas: mineral resources, by-product and waste management, industrial products and services. The market value of the assets under the Company’s management exceeds USD 500 million.
Feednova is a modern plant that will produce high-protein feed additives and animal fats for farm animals and pets. The Company is an investment project of the group of companies “Effective Investments»n in partnership with Mada Participations B.V., the Netherlands. Innovative technologies, strict adherence to international quality standards and transparent conditions of cooperation are the main priorities of the Company.
The online hub DOC.ua, which is part of the Effective Investments group of companies, has introduced a free online consultation with a therapist in the Cherkasy and Kherson regions. This is done in accordance with memoranda of cooperation with regional state administrations and during quarantine.
In order to get qualified specialist advice as soon as possible, you do not need to go to the hospital and risk catching the coronavirus in places where there are a lot of people. Everything can be done without leaving home.
Residents of Cherkasy and Kherson can very easily use this service: just fill out the application on the DOC.ua website. The doctor processes the applications in turn, and soon contacts the patient and, taking into account the description of his well-being, provides the necessary recommendations, suggests what to do next and, if necessary, helps to decipher the test results. Consultations are provided daily, seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The duration of one session is 10 minutes. Usually, this time is enough to get a competent medical express advice.
“The expert opinion of a qualified specialist is better than “useful information” on questionable online forums and sites,” – said Sergey Kazantsev, founder of the online hub. – “Such a consultation is always convenient, professional and safe, because you do not personally contact people and reduce the risk of COVID-19 disease.”
DOC.ua is confident that soon the list of areas with regional state administrations of which Memoranda of cooperation will be concluded will be expanded.
The online medical hub DOC.ua and the chairman of the supervisory board of the Effective Investments group of companies Igor Liski signed a memorandum with the Cherkasy Regional State Administration about joining forces in the fight against COVID-19 in the region.
DOC.ua will provide:
– drug delivery to the patients door;
– online recording of people to doctors throughout Ukraine;
– audio consultations with doctors of various profiles;
– free online testing on COVID-19;
– transportation of doctors to patients;
– informing about prevention, diagnosis and treatment using their own call-center, whose employees have a medical education.
“We use our powerful and efficient services and resources to help Cherkasy,” – said Sergey Kazantsev, founder of the online hub.
Now Cherkasy region is one of the regions of Ukraine where a large number of patients with COVID-19 are recorded, therefore it is very important that the public and private sectors united for a common purpose.
In March, the online medical hub DOC.ua announced that it would direct all its profits to the purchase of
equipment and medical supplies that will help in the fight against the epidemic for the hospitals in Cherkasy and Zhytomyr. The first deliveries of equipment and personal protective equipment for doctors have already taken place.
The online medical hub DOC.ua, which is part of the Effective Investments group of companies, has purchased equipment and other medical supplies for medical institutions in Cherkasy and Zhytomyr. Cherkasy city infectious diseases hospital received a cardiomonitor, an oxygen concentrator, brushes and boilers, and the Zhytomyr Regional Clinical Hospital named after A.F. Gerbachevsky – 140 protective suits. All of this is extremely necessary for doctors during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Svetlana Volgina, director of the Cherkasy City Infectious Hospital, the help became timely and appropriate.
“This is extremely important for our children’s and adult departments, because we all understand danger of the new virus,” says Svetlana. “We sincerely thank DOC.ua for their indifference to the needs of doctors and patients, to the life and health of people.”
In March, DOC.ua announced that will direct all its profits to the purchase of equipment that will help cope with the new virus for the hospitals in Cherkasy and Zhytomyr.
“We understand that medical facilities are in dire need of help and immediately decided that we will buy what is most relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Sergey Kazantsev, founder of the online hub. – The company immediately turned to doctors with a proposal to create a list of what they need right now. After receiving the information, we quickly contacted with suppliers of medical equipment and goods, which has all the relevant certification, and now we are transferring the first batch. “
Now DOC.ua continues active communication with the leadership of medical institutions on the following purchases.
“We are doing everything to confront the pandemic, we are helping doctors and medical facilities at all levels, and we urge all who care to join us,” said Igor Liski, chairman of the supervisory board of the Effective Investments group of companies. – We can win the fight against coronavirus only by joint efforts. “
DOC.ua is an online medical hub founded in 2014. This is a convenient online medicine: audio consultations, a doctor’s call at home, drug delivery? safe reception in the clinic. Now DOC.ua database has more than 10 thousand doctors, more than 1.5 thousand medical institutions throughout Ukraine and leading laboratories. Service is available 24/7.
The COVID-19 online symptom test is free and designed to independently identify the potential risks of a new virus.
The express test is available for users in Telegram, Viber and on the DOC.ua website. Testing takes 1-2 minutes. You will find out which risk group your current state of health can be attributed to: satisfactory, suspected ARVI, or coronavirus. Chatbot will tell you what to do or who to contact.
The user needs to answer simple questions about health status, contact with patients and recent travels. The test is based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization for healthcare providers on the initial survey of patients with a potential threat of infection with the COVID-19 virus.
The test results are for informational purposes and are not a medical diagnosis. If signs of the disease are detected, we recommend that: if you are in serious condition, call an ambulance, if it’s moderate and light, consult your family doctor or therapist in online consultations or make an appointment.
The online test was developed by the medical online hub DOC.ua with the expert support of the investor Quarter Partners. The technology partner is Middlewar.
“When the best – DOC.ua, Quarter Partners and Middleware – joined to help people, a wonderful convenient product appears,” – says Sergey Kazantsev, founder of DOC.ua. – “This test will help a person not to panic and not to guess for individual symptoms, but to quickly and safely get structured information.”
The medical expert system for the COVID-19 test was created on the basis of the Middleware platform Deepmemo Rules Engine. It is integrated into the Doc.ua digital ecosystem using the Corezoid Process Engine.
“Using Middleware solutions, we, as an investor, plan to accelerate the development of DOC.ua,” – comments Nikolay Shapovalov, Managing Partner of Quarter Partners Investment Company. – “We also see great potential for the development of expert systems that help doctors and patients do a preliminary analysis of their health status. One example of such a system is the COVID-19 bot. It allows the user to receive a recommendation and, just as importantly, a high-quality medical service on the DOC.ua platform. This approach provides a fundamentally new level of user experience in medicine. We believe that this is the future.”
The effectiveness of the modernization of the KM-14 roasting machine, which was carried out by the specialists of Ukraine Energy in the sinter shop of the Zaporizhstal plant, was confirmed. The specialists of the metallurgical enterprise have estimated that the consumption of natural gas will decrease by more than 1 million cubic meters per year, and the quality of sintering roasting has already increased by 13%.
Professionals of the Ukraine Energy completely changed the heating system of the unit, so that it could work both on natural gas and on the coke domain mixture. During the modernization, the entire gas-air piping was replaced, and a new automation system with a control cabinet, a metering station for natural and mixed gases, a primary and backup fans with frequency converters were installed.
In addition, the company’s specialists manufactured and supplied a multi-fuel burner device (in cooperation with the Gas Institute of the NAS of Ukraine) carried out all installation and commissioning works, as well as personnel training.
“Thanks to the Zaporizhstal for choosing us to modernize the roasting machine, and for effective partnership during this difficult time,” – said Roman Melnikov, Technical Director of Ukraine Energy.