The Philippine Health Insurance Corp.(PhilHealth) has renewed its partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in promoting and enhancing public awareness on the state insurer’s benefits and services.
PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement on the tie-up with the MMDA acting chairman Romando Artes.
Ledesma said under the accord, Philhealth will employ MMDA’s digital and non-digital media platforms in Metro Manila.
The partnership, which is already on its 5th year, will benefit millions of commuters and motorists plying major thoroughfares in the National Capital Region.
“Through our renewed alliance, we aim to enhance access to quality healthcare services for all, especially in the dynamic landscape of the National Capital Region,” Ledesma said.
By synergizing their efforts, he said, they can better address the communities’ evolving healthcare needs and contribute to the nation’s overall health and resilience.
Artes expressed his continuing support to PhilHealth particularly information dissemination.
Earlier, PhilHealth-NCR led by Dr. Bernadette Lico announced the accreditation of the MMDA Clinic as the country’s first non-hospital-based, non-LGU and non-uniformed Konsulta Package Provider that will cater to the agency’s close to 8,000 traffic enforcers, street sweepers and office-based personnel.
“We would like to give due recognition to MMDA for committing to provide all its dedicated personnel, including their dependents, with the primary care benefit package, such as health profiling, consultations, diagnostic and laboratory tests such as chest X-ray, fasting blood sugar, and electrocardiogram, as well as drugs and medicines for certain medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, and hypertension,” Ledesma said.
