Geneva, Switzerland – 26 October 2000 - DrGlobe.com introduces a life saving online service for eHealth Consumers in Europe

Swiss-based DrGlobe.com, which launched its Health Account™ service in July 2000, has introduced a new online service which can be a life saving support for individuals in emergencies. The emergency access service allows health professionals to access patient emergency data anytime, anywhere around the world through the worldwide web. Emergency information retrieval thus becomes quick, easy and cost-effective.

"If one day you find yourself in a hospital emergency department, you can make things easier for yourself and health professionals by providing fast and easy information retrieval about yourself from one location, DrGlobe.com. Our secure service saves valuable time for health professionals and reduces the costs related to administration. We strongly believe that having a central health information source is cost effective and efficient." states Mr. Ali Kursun, co-founder of DrGlobe.com.

With DrGlobe.com's emergency service, individuals can store their emergency information such as their immediate contacts, the name of their insurance company, special medical conditions (diabetes, allergies, etc.) and receive a personal emergency card, which they carry at all times. The emergency card indicates the cardholder's name and a special access code. In case of emergency, health professionals enter the code in the DrGlobe.com system to access the cardholder's emergency information anywhere, anytime around the world, either through the web or soon using wireless devices. The annual fee to obtain an emergency card, which includes the Health Account™ service, is fifteen Euros.

Just like a bank account where individuals hold their money, a Health Account™ is the place where individuals hold their personal health information. The Health Account™ service also allows doctors to access their patients' health information and save valuable time and cost in patient management. A distinguishing characteristic of the Health Account™ service is that it provides personal health information management tools with both consumer and provider user orientation.

DrGlobe.com is a privately owned company based in Geneva, Switzerland. The company provides cost-efficient and innovative eHealth services to consumers and healthcare providers on the web. In addition to the Emergency Access service, DrGlobe.com is developing a full range of online services for consumers in Europe.

For further information, please contact:

DrGlobe.com S.A.
29 rue de la Coulouvreniere
CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 322 80 40
Fax: + 41 22 322 80 49
E-mail: pr@drglobe.com
Website: www.drglobe.com