Docere

What is Docere?

There are a few versions of how the whole story originated. There are also couple other factors that come into play, depending on how much time we have, how invested the reader is and how much the reader wants to know. Ultimately, it always comes down to you, the individual itself.

My brother and I are both doctors. We are passionate about making an impact in healthcare and eager to provide for those in need of help. We believe in helping people at scale and empowering individuals to make their own informed decision.

Docere is a latin word that means doctor. It also means to teach or to instruct. Cicero (the Father of Medicine) first introduced this term in his book De Oratore in 55 BC. It signifies the act of providing truth through rational argument and facts.

As physicians, we observed there to be a huge disparity of health information existing between healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses) and the public today. The bottleneck forms as information on common health topics are not widely disseminated from the top to the bottom of the chain effectively. In turn, this gap is often overfilled with individuals with incorrect medical assumptions and beliefs that are not challenged.

In today’s world, facts and opinions appear as two sides of the same coin. Opinions that are delivered with authority and conviction can sound eerily similar to facts. The blatant misinformation, myths and misconceptions propagated on health topics are especially pronounced in the year 2020 during this COVID pandemic. The idea to start Docere came about as we realise the magnitude of the issue facing us.

The future of healthcare is shifting towards preventive medicine. Preventive medicine is an approach that emphasises on prevention over treatment. We believe in empowering the public with the correct information on common diseases, ways to maintain an active lifestyle and building towards a future with fewer illnesses and diseases.

At Docere, we often talk about this project being a collective, shared belief among us than focusing on the individuals who started it. As fundamental as our right to vote and our freedom of speech, we believe in the democratisation of health. Health is a given right, it should be accessible to all; regardless of background, culture and financial status.

Living healthily and consciously is a choice.

Everything starts with you; from the first thing you do when you wake up, the meal choices you make, how you spend time taking care of yourself at the gym, down to the number of hours you sleep every day. Docere is about living this life consciously. We want you to understand how your body works and make that informed decision. We genuinely believe that healthy living is possible when equipped with the right information.

Stay two steps ahead. Put a stop to future illnesses.

Starts with you.

Join us.