Health & Wellness

In every disaster that hits the Philippines, Filipinos’ strength and resiliency always emerge. One may ask: Where do they get their strength of character when life’s biggest challenges come their way? This strength came after years of nurturing, which started from their very own homes. 

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) highlighted its accomplishments, various benefit packages, innovations, and new and strengthened partnerships when its celebrated its 21st anniversary recently.

Cervical cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer, but despite this, it still ranks as one of the leading causes of death among Filipino women today. 

Cosmetic products exist to help women improve their facial features or cover imperfections. But while an average woman uses 12 different products everyday—which, all in all, contains about 170 ingredients, according to a study by US organization Skin Deep—their desire to look good might do more harm than good, especially when a proper skin regimen is not practiced. 

Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy, the pioneering specialty compounding pharmacy in the Philippines, officially launched its wellness space that offers a wide variety of products that promote wholesome wellness and local goodness.

When payday comes, there’s a life-changing investment for patients with high cholesterol.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has introduced a streamlined procedure for its Individual Medical Assistance Program (Imap) that eliminates the interview portion of requests for financial assistance.

Asian healthcare platform Practo announced recently that it had acquired Qikwell, a leader in appointment scheduling at hospitals, making the former the world’s largest appointment-booking platform with nearly 40 million appointments managed every year. As a result, Practo gets a fantastic product that delivers a great consumer experience in hospitals and clinics by providing smooth appointment booking, significantly reducing waiting …

The SM Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the SM Group of Companies, has announced that it finished the first phase of the renovation and refurbishment of the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) Fort del Pilar Station Hospital in Baguio City, Benguet province. The hospital is the 13th facility to be renovated and refurbished by the SM Foundation, and …

Leading Asian healthcare platform Practo has announced its acquisition of Insta Health Solutions—a leading provider of cutting-edge end-to-end, cloud-based hospital information management solution (HIMS) that powers hospitals across 15 countries in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa—for $12 million.