Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Arogga is a a for-profit digital pharmacy and healthcare startup in Bangladesh. It has developed an app that enables patients to manage, order and track the delivery of medication and healthcare products in and around Dhaka. Arogga increases affordability and availability of medicines by buying in bulk and passing a percentage of the manufacturer’s discount to its customers. The platform also provides services such as doctor consultations, laboratory testing and insurance. Its services reduce the burden of unpaid care work involved in taking care of family members with chronic illnesses that require frequent follow-ups and medications. It enables customers to sources all prescribed medications from a single source.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of affordable services that provide care & domestic work

Stage of growth: Small scale roll-out/Early stage

Type of services: “Care for persons with special needs (disabled / differently abled persons)
Care for people with illnesses”

Number of customers (2020): Information not available

Number of customers (2019): Information not available

Number of customers (2018): Information not available

Financials

Profitability status: Not available

Revenue USD (2020): Not available

Revenue USD (2019): Not available

Revenue USD (2018): Not available

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce

Populations affected: Elderly people, Persons with special needs or with illnesses

Number of people served (2020): Information not available

Number of people served (2019): Information not available

Number of people served (2018): Information not available