Mark Atlan's Zapcare: Bringing Mobile Medical Services to Indigenous Communities

TLDR Mark Atlan, co-founder of Zapcare, aims to provide mobile medical services to tribal nations, starting with the Navajo Nation, to address health disparities, particularly focusing on diabetes within indigenous communities in the United States. Through a for-profit business model, Zapcare plans to operate 24/7 mobile medical clinics offering services like eye care, cardiology, and prescription delivery.

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00:00 The How I Built This Fellows program introduces entrepreneurs focused on improving community health and connectivity, such as Mark Atlin, co-founder of Zapcare, aiming to provide mobile medical services to tribal nations starting with his own.
03:57 Mark Atlan aims to provide mobile medical services to tribal nations to address health disparities, particularly focusing on diabetes within indigenous communities in the United States.
07:49 Mark Atlan plans to bring healthcare services directly to indigenous communities, starting with the Navajo Nation, through a for-profit business model that includes mobile medical clinics operating 24/7 and offering services like dialysis and eye care.
11:33 Mark Atlan aims to bring healthcare services directly to indigenous communities, starting with the Navajo Nation, through mobile medical clinics offering services like eye care, cardiology, and prescription delivery.
15:17 Mark Atlan and his team at Zapcare are leveraging their expertise and cultural understanding to bring mobile medical clinics to indigenous communities, starting with the Navajo Nation.
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