MPIC’s mWell, DICT partner to advance universal health care

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC)'s digital health care arm mWell is teaming up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to advance universal health care in the country.

- By RICHMOND MERCURIO

DICT and mWell signed a memorandum of understanding which aims to create the country's first national digital health integration within a government platform, enabling millions of Filipinos to gain direct access to doctors, health records and essential services.

"This partnership will be foundational in providing every Filipino their right to quality care. Health care is always among the top concerns of our countrymen. Together with government, we will close the health care gap and uplift quality of life in every community and across every generation," mWell chairman and MPIC chairman, president and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan said.

"I hope this is a small step in providing universal health care to our people - that distance will not be an impediment to the provisioning of health care to our people. We're very happy to support and work with the government," he said.