Have you heard of the famous WhatsApp Doctors in Uganda? At times, they’ve often been referred to as online doctors or even social media doctors. These are behind the popular medical product called Rocket Health, an online pharmacy in Uganda.
This product is here to beat the overwhelmingly huge bills that people have to clear in order to access medical consultation services and medicine. Many a time there are long lines at hospitals and patients find it difficult to follow up on their health due to discouragement and the inconvenience of waiting. Rocket Health has gone ahead and addressed these issues. The idea is the easy delivery of medical goods and services to your doorstep within Kampala, from the e-shop with a simple order that’s effected through the click of a button.
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What is Rocket Health?
Rocket Health is a product of the Medical Concierge Group. It is a licensed clinic that’s fully registered and includes lab and pharmacy, and operates in a mobile manner to deliver medical services at the convenience of your home or office.
All you need to do is sign up for the Rocket Health Advantage plans, and you will have convenient deliveries of the clinic facilities and products you are interested in, right at your home or workplace, school or any place you find convenient.
Rocket Health has packages, which come along with a complimentary annual wellness check-up. This service is especially beneficial to patients with chronic care conditions, who will very easily take advantage of Rocket Health’s medicine monthly refills. These come with monitors of blood sugar and blood pressure, routine tests and of course, check-ups.
The threat of managing repeated and chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension has been addressed with the special/customized plans which go from as little as UGX 100,000 per year.
To enjoy unlimited access to the Rocket Health doctors, you can sign up by calling their toll-free number or WhatsApp chats. You may also visit their clinic and follow up with the doctors.
How to get started with Rocket Health
You can visit rockethealth.shop to sign up. Log in if you already have an account.
Alternatively, SMS the word JOIN to 8080.
For more information, call 0800100700.
Rocket Health online pharmacy subscription plans
#1. Rocket Access Advantage
To subscribe, visit Rocket Health page and pay UGX 100,000
With this plan, you have access to;
- Annual medical, as well as a medical check-up, is done at the start of the subscription
- Unlimited messages that are free that you can send to request the Rocket Health doctors to call back so you can do your consultation
- access to the Rocket Health teleclinic on appointment at only UGX 20,000
- Post care follow-up from the Rocket Health doctors
- A 10% discount on the laboratory services
- A 10% discount on pharmacy products
#2. Rocket Plus Advantage
This plan costs UGX 270,000.
To subscribe, visit Rocket Plus Advantage.
This plan calls with;
- Weekly health messages
- Free direct calls with the doctor for consultation
- Unlimited free messages to request a doctor to call you back for a consultation
- Unlimited chats on WhatsApp with the doctor for the entire year
- Free access to the Rocket Health teleclinic on appointment
- Post care follow-up from the doctors
- A 10% discount on all laboratory services
- A 10% discount on pharmacy products
#3. Rocket Supreme Advantage
To subscribe to this plan, pay UGX 370,000. Visit Rocket Supreme Advantage.
With this plan, you can enjoy;
- Free direct call-in for consultation with a doctor
- Free access to Rocket Health teleclinic on appointment
- Weekly health messages
- Unlimited WhatsApp chats with a doctor for an entire year
- Annual medical and wellness check-up done at the start of one’s subscription
- Post-care follow-up from the doctors.
- A 10% discount on pharmacy products
- A 10% discount on all laboratory services
#4. Rocket Ultimate Advantage
To subscribe to this plan, visit Rocket Ultimate Advantage and pay UGX 1,400,000/ UGX 2,150,000 annually.
NB: The UGX 1,400,000 per year is for either Diabetes care or Hypertension care. The UGX 2,150,000 per year is for both Diabetes and Hypertension care.
With this plan, you can enjoy;
- Annual wellness and medical check-up at the start of one’s subscription
- Free blood sugar and pressure monitor
- Free hypertension and/or diabetes medicine deliveries and refills
- Free direct call-in for consultation with the doctor
- Unlimited free messages to request a doctor to call one back and do consultation
- Free access to the Rocket Health teleclinic on appointment
- 10% discount on any other lab services and pharmacy products
- Special review with a specialist for at least twice a year
- Laboratory assessment for routine clinical assessment every 6 months
- Post-care follow-up from Rocket Health doctors to ensure optimal clinical outcomes
Conclusion
While the medical field has, many times, been considered as one with conceivable complexity as regards accessing medicine and health care services, Rocket Health has pretty much disentangled the state of affairs. Thanks to the tech revolution, we have it as one of the many online pharmacies in Uganda.
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