India’s digital health platform MFine announced an innovation by bringing Blood Pressure (BP) and Glucose Monitoring on a smartphone. In an industry-first breakthrough, MFine added BP & Glucose monitoring to the suite of self-check health tools available on its app, eliminating the need of any external devices to measure & track these health vitals, the company said in a release.

Launched 3 weeks ago in beta, the BP monitoring tool has already been used by more than 10000 users and is clocking over thousands of readings everyday by users from across the country. With a focus on building an integrated care experience for its users, MFine is working on various next-gen AI technologies which convert any smartphone into rich diagnostics and vitals monitoring device. MFine is currently doing trial runs with leading hospitals for the glucose monitoring tool which is expected to go live in the coming weeks.

Ajit Narayanan, CTO, MFine said, “Advances in the areas of big data, artificial intelligence and mobile technology have opened new opportunities for monitoring health, detecting and preventing diseases using smartphones. By enabling vitals monitoring through smartphones, MFine aims to make basic health assessments universal, easy and free to use for millions of people in India. You will see more such innovations from MFine in this area in the coming months. We are excited at MFine to lead this major transformation in healthcare through the usage of smartphones as vitals monitoring device. This innovation is a step towards that ambitious goal.”