ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin (USA) is seeking to expand a telemedicine project in other parts of the country to bridge health care gaps for Indigenous Peoples (IPs). “We can extend digital health to remote communities towards the goal of universal healthcare. This is a model...
Globe Telecom Inc.’s healthcare business can become the country’s next unicorn, President and CEO Ernest Cu announced Friday, December 2. “I think the potential relates to the size of the problem that we are trying to address and that has to do with healthcare," he explained "So I would have...
Global mobile industry organization GSMA, in its its latest report, cited Globe Telecom Inc.'s health solutions for reaching millions of Filipinos during the pandemic. KonsultaMD, Globe's subscription-based 24/7 telemedicine service, reached more than one million members in 2021 while telehealth...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government here launched on Thursday (Jan. 13) its Biñan E-Konsulta telemedicine services. The program aims to provide free medical consultation to residents experiencing coughs, colds, fever, and other symptoms related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called on the Department of Health (DOH) to icnrease its telemedicine capacity and information campaign about COVID-19 to offset the critical phase of the pandemic. Hontiveros made the call after Health Secretary Francisc Duque III announced that the Philippines...
An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Jan. 4, asked patients experiencing flu-like symptoms to avail of telemedicine consultations to avoid hospital crowding amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Dr. Edsel Salvana...
logo Telemedicine provider KonsultaMD expects to follow the footsteps of its unicorn sister company, Mynt, in the coming years. KonsultaMD is a portfolio company of 917Ventures, an affiliate of Globe Telecom Inc. Less than two years into the pandemic, medical consultations through the KonsultaMD...
If fighting COVID-19 is a sport like basketball or football, our best offense is our defense. Thus, we are asked to get vaccinated, to properly observe standard health protocols when outside, to stay at home as much as possible, and to stay fit and healthy. However, there are some stories that...
The Philippines may soon have its own first inclusive telemedicine screening program for diabetic retinopathy. (DOST-PCHRD) The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) announced the planned establishment of the telemedicine program...
It's safe and easy! Getting in touch with a De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) doctor for a consultation is now made more convenient with CheckApp Rx, a new telemedicine platform developed by Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc. (MPHHI). The platform enables patients to schedule either a...
A barangay in Pasig City has launched a telemedicine consultation project to help barangay residents get free doctor consultation in their own homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Barangay San Antonio Facebook) Barangay San Antonio (BSA) recently launched its telemedicine consultation...
Admitting problems in her office’s free teleconsultation services, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, April 25, that they intentionally made it “low-tech” so even those without an internet connection can reach out to them. However, being low-tech has many disadvantages to an...
