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VEON's Banglalink launches Health Hub to provide Bangladesh's first digital health aggregator platform

22/03/2022

22 Mar 2022

VEON's Banglalink launches Health Hub to provide Bangladesh's first digital health aggregator platform Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22nd March 2022 - VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that its Banglalink mobile operator in Bangladesh has launched Health Hub, the country's first integrated digital health platform.

Introduced as part of Banglalink's MyBL self-care mobile service, Health Hub is a one-stop healthcare platform for Banglalink customers that covers every aspect of an individual's health from initial consultations to medicine planning. Through the platform, users have access to a comprehensive array of affordable digital health services provided by Health Hub' partners including Bangladesh's leading healthcare providers Daktarbhai, DocTime, and Pulse.

In a country with dispersed and sometimes difficult to access health services, Health Hub brings together multiple facilities such as booking doctor appointments, video consultations, insurance claims, a personal health tracking tool, home sample collection, and medicine delivery in one digital portal. The Health Hub platform covers all major health needs and enables users to find medical services at substantially lower costs. Banglalink customers will have access to the facilities through exclusive daily, monthly, and yearly subscription packages.

Bangladesh is a market with huge potential that is undergoing a transformation through the adoption of digital services. This is digital democratization of health care that opens the way for customers to find better and lowercost services, explains Erik Aas, CEO of Banglalink. Kaan Terzioglu, Group Chief Executive Officer, VEON, said, Banglalink's launch of Health Hub is a remarkable initiative as it draws together all the main healthcare providers in the country into a single, accessible digital services that will provide major benefits for the people of Bangladesh. Health Hub also extends the portfolio of digital operator services that VEON offers.

The development of Banglalink's Heath Hub builds on VEON's commitment to enhance the lives of its customers by providing best-in-class digital services to its customers. Parallel initiatives, developed under VEON's Digital Operator strategy, include Toffee, the highly successful entertainment application that was initiated 2019 and is now used by 6.4 million people in Bangladesh1, and JazzCash, VEON's mobile banking service in Pakistan that has 15.2 million customers1. VEON operates in nine countries serving 220 customers over a population of 680 million people.

1customer numbers as of 31st December 202

About VEON

VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and digital services. Our companies are transforming lifestyles through technology-driven services that empower opportunity in some of the world's fastest-growing emerging markets. VEON operates in nine countries serving 220 customers over a population of 680 million people, with an independent board, an international management team and no controlling shareholder. For more information, visit: https://www.veon.com

Disclaimer

This release contains forward-looking statements, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and include statements relating to, among other things, the extension of the application of VEON's Augmented Intelligence Platform. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release. VEON does not undertake to publicly update, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such dates or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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VEON Group

Group Communications Director

Marina Levina

Marina.levina@veon.com

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Julian Tanner

julian.tanner@tuvapartners.com

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