<div>The $50-billion technology company, Uber, has tied up with healthcare network Oxxy to bring healthcare benefits to all driver-partners and riders across India.</div><div> </div><div>Oxxy, is the world record holder for organising the maximum number of free camps in 100 cities simultaneously in May 2015.</div><div> </div><div>Uber on Friday (17 July) announced an extension of its association with Oxxy. In March, Uber and Oxxy joined hands to provide free rides to and from any hospital, diagnostic and Path lab. The extended partnership will now include free health checkups and subsidised medical rates for Oxxy’s gamut of services, for all Uber driver-partners and riders in 18 cities across India.</div><div> </div><div>Oxxy healthcare network includes over 100,000 centres including hospitals, diagnostic and pathological laboratories, spread across 1,500 cities in India. India is already the largest geographic market for Uber after the US and the advantages of this alliance will automaticallly be available for driver partners and riders in every new city Uber launches in as well.</div><div> </div><div>Amit Jain, President, Uber India, said: “Healthcare plays a vital role in enhancing people’s lives, something Uber is dedicated and deeply committed to. Furthering our association with OXXY, I’m proud that we will now be able to provide quality and affordable healthcare to the millions of Uber driver partners and riders in the country, a problem that’s been persistent so far.”</div><div> </div><div>To facilitate this process OXXY has decided to issue a special promo code which will be visible on Uber APP from now on. The services are likely to start from early next year.</div><div> </div><div>First medical checkup is free and the subsequent checkups will be highly subsidised. Health checkups include blood tests that comprise a combination of sugar tests, cholesterol, thyroid, eye, dental and BMI to name a few. The combinations might change depending upon the area and the city.</div>
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