Philcare, Silicon Valley start-up promote mental wellness

Philcare, a leading health maintenance organization in the Philippines, upholds it commitment to address Filipinos’ mental health needs by partnering with Mygolana—the most advanced mental wellness platform in the Philippines, developed by a Silicon Valley startup with operations in Manila.

The partnership is timely, as mental wellness concerns have grown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mygolana, which recently won as Best Healthtech Startup at the IGNITE 2020 WIL DFIRE Pitch Competition, operates a dynamically responsive mobile and tele- counseling 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 counseling 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.

Philcare members who wish to avail of mental health services under Heyphil Mind Care would undergo initial intake and assessment. Afterwards, appropriate counselors will be ready to do counselling and/or consultations with their respective patients. Should a more intensive and in- person psychological and psychiatric treatment be required, the member shall be referred to Philcare's pool of accredited psychologists and psychiatrists.