Using Fleet Connect, Evitalz will deliver a cost-effective healthcare package for improved health and wellbeing on-board and a safer future for the seafarer.
Evitalz and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for Evitalz to join the fast-growing group of certified application providers to offer a dedicated application for Inmarsats Fleet Connect service.
Fleet Connect is a dedicated bandwidth service that provides connectivity independent of the ship owners primary bandwidth, allowing Application Providers to have an always-on, or on-demand, a two-way communication channel to the vessel.
Evitalz will use Fleet Connect to provide its telehealth/telemedicine solution; a combination of FDA approved and CE certified medical devices that use its VitaLink app to record and interpret the patients vital signs in real-time.
Speaking about the agreement, Nanda Kumar, founder & CEO of Evitalz Information Management, said: Thanks to Inmarsat, we have witnessed a sea change in the way vessels communicate. Todays crew also demand smart health care onboard and a higher standard of care. High-speed connectivity is making the difference and Fleet Xpress enables vessels anywhere in the world to stay connected 24/7 and therefore onboard telehealth facilities are very reliable and affordable.
It is our aim is to use Inmarsats high-speed connectivity services to meet one mandate of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), namely, to offer shore-like care at sea and the ability to provide medical consultations and non-emergency medical calls.
Marco Cristoforo Camporeale, Head of Digital Solutions, Inmarsat Maritime, added: We are delighted to be working with an innovative start-up such as Evitalz. Safety is in our DNA, after delivering 30 years of vital GMDSS safety services at sea. Partnering with Evitalz supports our ongoing dedication to protecting and saving lives at sea.
