According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, half of the world’s population lacks access to basic healthcare, while 100 million are still being pushed into extreme poverty because of health expenses. The number of people over 60 will more than double to 2.1bn by 2050 and worldwide health spending will rise on average 5.4% per year. By 2030, the world will need 80 million doctors and nurses, but there is a forecast for a shortfall of more than 15 milion healthcare workers. Who will fill in this gap?

People all over the world are being encouraged by governments, doctors, insurance companies or employers to take personal responsibility of their general health: eat better, sleep better, relax more and mainly stay on top of what’s going on with their health, in a timely and preventive manner. Yet, a tool that helps them monitor personal wellness is not really within reach. With over 5 billion smartphone users worldwide, the potential for wellness monitoring for everyone is tremendous and in everybody’s pocket.

The need to get real-time insights into someone’s wellbeing is growing bigger by the day in industries such as digital healthcare, pharma insurance, automotive, consumer electronics, mobile manufacturers and operators, transportations, cosmetics, mining – are only a few of the many looking to adopt this ability. Knowing the level of a person’s wellbeing and health allows them to develop and deliver more customized solutions