Actress Heart Evangelista is bringing “telemedicine services” to residents of Sorsogon City with the aim of providing accessible health care to those living in far-flung barangays.
“In a time where health concerns are on the rise, it’s important to give access to healthcare to everyone. In Sorsogon, we started to test a Tele-Med/Tele-Doc where patients can virtually consult a doctor using cellphones or internet connection,” Heart wrote on the caption of her post on Instagram revealing the initiative.
“It even has BP [blood pressure], ECG [electrocardiogram], temperature, and blood sugar tests that doctors can see in real-time,” she added.
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Heart continued: “This is so important for people, especially those in far-flung barangays. I hope that in the future, this type of service can be available everywhere for everyone to use.”
She also shared in a Tweet that the project is spearheaded by the provincial government of Sorsogon which is under Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, her husband.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, telemedicine allows doctors to give diagnostics and therapeutic services through communication technologies such as two-way video, e-mail, and smartphones.
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