23 GHP Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2024 An unparalleled combination of real-life experiences and thorough market research has cumulated into a one-of-a-kind platform that intersects digital health with human centred care – enlisting a community approach to wellbeing and emphasises the importance of forming a Village. Whilst this phrase is well-known, this is a truly unique approach for platforms aiming at supporting mental health and has allowed SafeWatch to pioneer the market. Although private enterprises such as SafeWatch are well positioned to significantly enable the market, there is a distinct lack of track record for many private enterprises entering the space, as this sector has traditionally been handled by NGOs and governmentimplemented public health systems. As such, success in this field will require the aid of capital partners with the foresight to see beyond the current situation, and look to collaborate with entrepreneurs, mental health professionals, local governments, NGO, and various consumer groups. By combining forces, these individuals can create their own Village, making the first moves towards building a ‘Care Economy’, on both a local and global scale. Moving forward, Shane tells us that SafeWatch aims to expand its offerings, building upon the same foundational product of SafeWatch to produce a variety of similar platforms. At present, the company is focusing on a series of iterations, including SafeWatch for You, SafeWatch for Practitioners, SafeWatch for Youth, SafeWatch for Workplace, and SafeWatch for Elderly. These additions will bring about meaningful change for many lives, and significantly contribute to the Care Economy that SafeWatch strives to build. “There’s a long road ahead,” Shane concludes, “and we are making a call out to the investment community, policy makers, community groups, schools, workplaces, NGOs, and health practitioners to join us as we pilot, collaborate, and make a difference within this space, both locally and within the region.” Contact: Shane Muller Company: SafeWatch Web Address: https://www.safewatch.care/ Founded in 2021, SafeWatch is Human Centric Digital Health Platform, designed to bridge the distinct gap between medical specialists and patients outside the clinical environment. Built upon research suggesting that patient recovery times are almost 90% faster when surrounded by their community or support group, SafeWatch is geared towards helping its users to build a Safe Caring Village around both themselves and those they care for. The platform’s services have been primarily designed for both health professional and relational carers, who are critical inclusions of a community, which SafeWatch refers to as a Village. With many health systems around the world operating at full pressure point levels, SafeWatch is positioned to support carers and practitioners in looking after those they care for, and equally importantly, ensuring that their own mental health levels are being monitored. “In a world where most of the focus and attention is on the person who needs care – and we agree with this, it’s vital to also ensure the health of carers,” Shane explains. “As the analogy of being on a plane: you need to put your own mask on first before helping the person beside you.” Shane Muller was born in Sri Lanka and, before immigrating to Australia at a young age, spent a portion of his childhood there – a period that he believes shaped him into who he is today. Shane was exposed to a variety of lifestyles growing up, from living comfortably in Sri Lanka and seeing the homes of less-fortunate neighbouring families to watching his father adjust to their new life in Australia and leaving home to create a fresh start of his own as a young teenager. These experiences have shaped Shane into a motivated entrepreneur, prepared to work hard to make a positive impact on the world. Having witnessed firsthand how individuals can struggle from mental health challenges, and how it can impact every other area of their life, Shane has developed and launched SafeWatch in an effort to combat such struggles and aims to support 25 million people in living their lives to the fullest whilst handling its many ups and downs. “With mental health predicted to impact significant portions of country populations, there is no net large enough to catch the masses,” he tells us. “To support the masses, we developed the Safe Watch platform as a ‘whole-of-community’ service. It’s a place where individuals and groups and the community can build their very own villages, their safe care worlds.” You have more than likely heard that ‘it takes a village’, a common phrase typically used when referring to raising children. But, as with many things in life, this sentiment is true in a variety of situations, especially in overcoming challenges related to our mental health. SafeWatch, a proprietary Platform accessible via an app, is a “whole-ofcommunity” platform that brings friends, family, health practitioners and community members together to support those struggling with their mental health. Below, we speak with Shane Muller, Founder and CEO, as SafeWatch receives much-deserved recognition in Global Health & Pharma’s Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2024. Most Innovative Mental Wellness Platform 2024: SafeWatch
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