When Christopher Tan’s mother passed away some two years ago from liver cirrhosis brought on by Hepatitis C, he had a nagging feeling that he and his family did not do enough to save her, and this led him to co-found Tab-a-doctor, a portal that enables users to look for a suitable doctor and even seek free advice.
Looking back on those dark days, Tan said he and his family had difficulties finding the right hospital, never mind a better doctor, to address his mother’s health issues despite having access to the Internet.