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US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia | TechCrunch

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Thailand -based startup, HD, has built a marketplace, HDmall , to digitize the medical industry in Southeast Asia .

The startup has secured $7.8 million in equity funding to enhance its marketplace and invest further in its AI technology.

The recent funding marks the first investment of U.S. pharma giant Merck Sharp & Dohme in Asia Pacific .

HD provides its services in Thailand and Indonesia , and it plans to enter Vietnam and Myanmar because of their similar healthcare systems.

Its offerings range from health check-ups, cancer screenings, IVF procedures to root canal treatments, HPV vaccinations, and surgeries like thyroid and hemorrhoid surgeries.