Bangladesh’s Healthtech Boom Expands with Zaynax & Arogga

Bangladesh’s healthtech landscape is growing fast, with two major developments this week signaling its rising impact on healthcare access and innovation. First, Zaynax Health has expanded its digital platform to support RMG workers, offering 24/7 telemedicine, medicine delivery, lab tests, and micro-insurance cashback. Working in partnership with BGMEA, Zaynax now serves 15,000 RMG workers, with the company operating in over 4,500 unions across the country. Their video-consultation platform lets users speak toll-free with doctors’ day or night, while the app’s insurance model helps reduce out-of-pocket costs—a major obstacle in Bangladesh. This tech-powered service is closing the healthcare gap by giving remote and low-income populations reliable access to medical care. At the same time, Arogga, a local online pharmacy platform, recently secured $1.3 million in new US-based investment to build infrastructure and fight fake drugs in the healthcare system . Founded in 2020, Arogga’s app lets users upload prescriptions and receive genuine medicines at home, tackling a challenge where counterfeit drugs make up over 20% of market supplies. With this investment, Arogga intends to grow across the country and create technology-based supply chains to confirm the genuine quality of medicines. These developments highlight a growing focus on healthcare technology in Bangladesh. Zaynax is combining telehealth, micro-insurance, and medicine logistics to make quality care more affordable and accessible. Meanwhile, Arogga is using automation and direct sourcing to protect patients from counterfeit medicine—a serious public health issue. The achievements of these startups can be attributed to their education and training in health technology. As more tech-savvy graduates emerge from universities, they enter the workforce equipped to build apps, power online platforms, and develop fraud prevention tools. These professionals help ensure that healthcare services are both reliable and user-friendly. Both Zaynax and Arogga illustrate how combining healthcare with technology can create positive change. By partnering with BGMEA, Zaynax directly supports RMG workers—a rapidly growing workforce in Bangladesh—while Arogga ensures medicine safety for all, particularly the elderly and chronically ill. Health experts say that integrating telemedicine, digital health payments, and verified medicine delivery can drastically reduce out-of-pocket expenses, which remain high for many families. These innovations also complement broader digital healthcare plans under Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health. As both platforms grow, they set a model for tech-led healthcare solutions—building trust, expanding service reach, and improving health outcomes across communities. In doing so, they show how healthcare and technology sectors can work hand-in-hand to build a healthier, more equitable Bangladesh.