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India's most dependable ambulance network, HelpNow, has cut ambulance wait times in half. The startup was formed by Aditya Makkar and his IIT friends after he was unable to get an ambulance for his father Aditya Makkar was 17 years old when he became a victim of India's ailing and overburdened emergency services system. Aditya's father had a heart attack, however, several attempts to locate an ambulance were useless. Aditya gave up on the health services because he was afraid he might lose his father, and instead went in search of a cab. Aditya's father was fortunate. He was soon escorted to the nearest hospital in a cab. In response to the event, the IITan devised and began deploying an Uber-like service for ambulances. The service gathers all ambulances in any city and then assigns them automatically, similar to how a cab is ordered via an app. "These ambulances can now be accessed via the HelpNow app." When the app is activated, it d...