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Preventech: Looking Out For Senior Citizens

Laurent Yew, Founder of Preventech

05-Aug-20 10:00

Preventech: Looking Out For Senior Citizens

With the pandemic raging, a new spotlight has been thrown onto health services and equipment, and as everyone has been practicing physical distancing and even quarantine, it hasn’t been easy to check up on our elderly relatives for fear of putting their health at risk - but not checking up on them is just as worrying. Laurent Yew, founder of Preventech, discusses his solution to that problem.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Christine Wong


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