PhilCare promotes mental wellness

MANILA, Philippines — PhilCare, a leading health maintenance organization (HMO) in the Philippines, has partnered with MyGolana, a mental wellness platform developed by a Silicon Valley startup with operations in Manila.

MyGolana, which recently won as Best Healthtech Startup at the Ignite 2020 Wildfire Pitch Competition, operates a dynamically responsive mobile and tele-counselling platform developed to address mental health concerns.

This has been integrated into PhilCare’s pioneering HeyPhil app, which will significantly expand access to mental wellness and counselling services in the country.

The synergy of PhilCare and MyGolana will then be called HeyPhil Mind Care. Now on its soft launch, mental wellness services are made available on the HeyPhil app, wherein PhilCare members will be able to receive a wide range of mental wellness services including online mental health tracking, free reporting, and instant booking of qualified and experienced counselors.

HeyPhil Mind Care services will also be available soon to non-PhilCare members via a prepaid health plan. For just P1,000, those 18 years old and above can avail of one 50-minute professional counselling session with a licensed mind care counselor through the HeyPhil app. The plan also covers a one-time teleconsultation with a family medicine specialist, internal medicine specialist, or a general practitioner.

HeyPhil can be downloaded on Google Play and the App Store.

“Our goal has always been to help provide total wellness for our fellow Filipinos, especially during this pandemic, wherein people’s movements and activities have been really limited. By offering solutions like HeyPhil Mind Care, we look forward to giving mental health patients more opportunities for their concerns to be addressed, especially through these tough times,” said PhilCare president and CEO Jaeger Tanco.