Belun Technology announces Nexter Living as its Official Distributor in Thailand  

Belun Technology will partner with Nexter Living (SCG’s subsidiary), a healthcare extension from the conglomerate. A new Brand, “DoCare” is created to cater to the elderly market with the concept of “Making Eldercare Affordable and Convenient for Everyone”. ³

Thailand is among the fastest aging countries in the world; of its 67 million population, 12 million Thais are elderly, according to the latest national statistics report from WHO.² Since 2016, Nexter Living has innovated the smart living series to tackle the aging population.

Source : DoCare’s Facebook

According to the Lancet’s report, 36% of the Thai population has AHI (apnoea-hypopnoea index) >= 5, posing new challenges to the country’s healthcare system with its 20% aging population issue. Research shows sleep health is critical for the overall immune system & treatment effectiveness of chronic diseases. Nexter Living partners with Belun® Ring because of its medical accuracy backed up by the US FDA 510(k) clearance. Belun’s CEO, Lydia Leung, shared: “Belun® Ring is a user and environmentally friendly PPG-based wearable with medical accuracy. Belun will offer a superb convenient option that encourages suspected patients to take action and kick start their treatment journey.”

Nexter Living will promote the Belun Sleep Platform to the local hospital, hotels, wellness centers, elderly homes & new property projects promoting preventive care living. Thailand has been a hub for global medical tourism, and the expanding expatriate communities will also be the target.

Solutions from SCG for the elderly Source: SCG’s website

Chronic Disease Management via AI Preventive Healthcare

Belun’s vision is to help people better manage their chronic diseases through artificial intelligence and big data analytics to alleviate medical expenditures due to the aging population. Its solution allows caregivers and patients to follow their treatment effectiveness, select personalized solutions, and enhance treatment compliance. Lydia further shared: “Long-term monitoring using medical-grade wearables can help people to identify abnormalities earlier to achieve preventive healthcare.” 

Partnering with Belun :

Up to now, over a hundred organizations, including HK hospital authority hospitals, medical groups, clinic groups, dentists, and elderly centers selected to use the Belun Sleep System, Belun Ring, and Belun® remoVital monitoring system. Many doctors read our medical journal papers, including 1) “Belun® Ring Platform: a novel home sleep apnea testing system for assessment of obstructive sleep apnea” (https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.8592) and 2) “Detection of obstructive sleep apnea using Belun Sleep Platform wearable with neural network based algorithm and its combined use with STOP-Bang questionnaire” (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258040).

If you would like to know more about how to adopt Belun’s solution in your organization or home use, please feel free to contact us to schedule a meeting by filling out the form below:

References

1. A.V, Benjafield et al, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2019; 2. Susanna Ng et al, PLOS One, 2015

2. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/feature-stories/detail/thailands-leadership-and-innovation-towards-healthy-ageing#:~:text=Thailand%20is%20among%20the%20fastest,for%2010%25%20of%20the%20population

3. https://www.scg.com/innovation/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A3-%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88/