Google unveils India 'health cards' as it eyes vast market


Google Senior Product Manager Prem Ramaswami gestures as he addresses a function in New Delhi on April 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN

NEW DELHI: Google began offering its own doctor-vetted health information on search pages in India, as the Internet giant battles to boost user numbers in the key emerging market. 

The "health cards", available in Hindi and English, cover more than 400 conditions and give basic information such as typical symptoms, the prevalence of a disease and medical illustrations for people with limited reading skills. 

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