To provide more immediate care for Taguigeños and protecting frontliners using technology while battling COVID-19, the Taguig City government has launched Telemedicine, a program which allows residents to inform doctors and medical workers of their medical concerns without going to the hospital or health center.
Though all 31 health centers and three super health centers remain operational, Taguig residents can now seek medical assistance from the confines of their homes and receive medicines at their doorstep to lessen mobility during quarantine.
Through this, consultations are done online or through text. Health workers also deliver medicines to the doorsteps of the residents and medical services like immunization are also done house-to-house.
According to Mayor Lino Cayetano, the idea is to ensure people strictly do the required home quarantine and to prevent them from congregating in areas in violation of social distancing protocols.
Telemedicine also ensures health workers are protected.
“We want to make sure the health of Taguigeños remains protected amid this COVID-19 pandemic,” Cayetano said.
To avail of the Telemedicine program, residents would need to contact the designated Telemed contact number for their barangay which is manned by personnel from the City Health Office. They will accept texts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
