foodpanda Bangladesh, an online food and grocery delivery platform, has joined hands with Zaynax Health, the country's first health super app providing 360-degree digital solutions for all healthcare needs, to enhance access to digital healthcare services for its freelance delivery partners and their families.
Zubair B A Siddiky. co-founder and managing director of foodpanda Bangladesh and Parvez Ahmad, COO of Zaynax Health, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at foodpanda's headquarters in Gulshan recently.
The partnership aims to provide affordable medical benefits to foodpanda’s freelance delivery partners and their families at discounted prices.
Delivery partners can opt-in and will have to pay a minimum monthly subscription fee to access the health benefits.
These benefits encompass cash coverage for hospitalization, round-the-clock free online doctor consultations, maternity coverage, discounts on medical tests, convenient home sample collection, and home delivery of medicines.
Zubair B A Siddiky, Co-founder and Managing Director of foodpanda Bangladesh said: “In the last 10 years, we have been consistently committed to providing our freelance delivery partners with comprehensive support, including a flexible means of earning a livelihood, and various benefits such as insurance, training programs, loans, and online educational resources. To further support our delivery partners, foodpanda has partnered with Zaynax Health, aiming to bring greater access to healthcare for all delivery partners and their families, recognising it as a basic necessity.”
Since 2013, foodpanda has created a sustainable digital ecosystem for restaurants, shops, customers, and our delivery partners in Bangladesh. Within this ecosystem, our delivery partners are the heart of our business, playing a crucial role in diligently delivering food and groceries to its valued customers.
The partnership underscores foodpanda's commitment to the well-being of its delivery partners, while Zaynax Health endeavours to make healthcare accessible and affordable for all.
Parvez Ahmad said: "Our commitment lies in making healthcare accessible, affordable, and convenient for as many people as possible, and this partnership with foodpanda helps us move forward towards that direction. We are happy to have foodpanda delivery partners and their families on board with us, and we hope to provide them with our best."
Andalib Hasan, director of Operations, and Gazi Towhid Ahmed, head of Corporate Affairs and Public Relations of foodpanda were also present during the signing ceremony.
