Philippines

Tinder partners with Intellect
By  Adam Ang 02:45 am November 4, 2022
Mental health startup Intellect is providing online mental healthcare support to Tinder users in Singapore and the Philippines. Through this partnership, Tinder members can receive six-month access to the Intellect mental health app, which includes one-on-one coaching sessions and self-guided cognitive behavioural therapy programmes. The offer runs until 26 April 2023. WHY IT MATTERS Digital...
A doctor conducting teleconsultation via KonsultaMD
By  Adam Ang 01:09 am July 12, 2022
Three Filipino healthcare tech platforms under the Ayala Corporation, one of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines, will be integrated to form one health superapp.  Based on a stock exchange disclosure, KonsultaMD, HealthNow, and AIDE will be consolidated under KonsultaMD, which is expected to be launched by the first quarter of 2023. KonsultaMD is a telehealth app run by corporate venture...
A Doctor Anywhere mobile app user in a virtual consultation with a doctor
By  Adam Ang 03:20 am September 29, 2021
Singapore-headquartered Doctor Anywhere has joined forces with conglomerate Equicom Group to launch a telemedicine platform in the Philippines. WHY IT MATTERS The joint venture, according to a press statement, will offer on-demand virtual consultations with healthcare providers and chronic care services via the Doctor Anywhere mobile app. Through the app, users can also book mental health...
By  Adam Ang 04:05 am August 6, 2021
MSKCC launches India site offering telehealth services for cancer patients  The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a New York-based private cancer centre, has launched its Indian branch. Based on its press release, MSKCC India will be offering remote video and written consultations to cancer patients. Other services include pathology diagnosis; radiology scan reviews; next-generation...
By  Adam Ang 12:38 am June 29, 2021
Singapore-based Active8me on Monday said it has partnered with Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation in the Philippines to add its digital health programmes to the latter's mobile health app mWell. WHAT THEY DO Active8me offers a suite of preventive health solutions for insurers, health providers, employers and individuals to tackle obesity, stress, diabetes and hypertension. Available on both...
By  Adam Ang 02:36 am June 18, 2021
  CUHK, ConsenSys launch COVID-19 Passport System   The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Ethereum software company ConsenSys have launched a health passport platform that runs on blockchain technology.   According to a press release, the Medoxie COVID-19 Digital Health Passport platform records test results, temperature checks and vaccinations in a "decentralised, private, and secure...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 04:42 am June 3, 2021
Chinese medical device maker Mindray launches new diagnostic ultrasound system Shenzhen-listed medical devices developer Mindray has introduced its latest imaging diagnostic ultrasound system called Resona I9. In a press release, the company said the new device features a customisable control panel, foldable structure to a height of one meter, extended battery life and a "silent" design. It also...