FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
JALIL ALLABADI
CEO OF DIGITAL HEALTH PLATFORM ,
HI JALIL ! CAN YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE ? “ I am the co-founder and CEO at Altibbi . I grew up in Jordan , did a lot of my studies outside of Jordan and then came back here in 2011 .”
TELL US , WHAT IS ALTIBBI ? “ Altibbi is an end-to-end digital health platform that aims to integrate an entire patient journey , from informative medical content all the way through to primary care , telehealth , and now drug delivery and diagnostics .
“ We want to really follow the patient journey and be able to capture the data and the necessary information so we can provide better health , at a more affordable cost .”
WHAT HAS BEEN ALTIBBI ' S GREATEST CHALLENGE ? “ When we launched our primary care telehealth platform , it was the first time in this part of the world . We spoke to insurance companies , to regulators , government officials – they were just laughing us out the door . That was the greatest challenge , until COVID-19 .
“ Now , funding is secured , we ' re ahead and the only remaining challenge I would say is retaining talent .”
“ IT WAS CHALLENGING , BUT ONE OF THE BIG LESSONS HERE IS THAT I BELIEVED IN WHAT I WAS DOING ”
16 July 2022