5 Free Professional Online Consultations for Your Health Concerns

How to contact: Through Viber at 09063743466.

Consultation hours: For scheduling

Your mental health matters during this coronavirus outbreak. Dealing with anxiety and depression during the pandemic can be overwhelming, but you don’t need to face it alone. The University of the Philippines’ Psychosocial Services is offering free telepsychotherapy to frontliners, COVID-19 positive individuals, PUIs and PUMs, relatives of frontliners and COVID-19 positive patients, and anyone who affected by the pandemic. Consultations are scheduled and to set an appointment, fill out the form here: bit.ly/PsycServHCW

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How to contact: Through their Facebook page, https://facebook.com/mdhpulmopostgrad.com.ph/

Consultation hours: Daily, 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Because COVID-19 has symptoms similar to the common flu, it can be confusing to know if you have the virus. To lessen the burden of medical frontliners, the MDH Pulmonology Postgraduate Course is temporarily using their social media account to cater to patients with COVID-19 concerns. Patients are required to provide travel history and symptoms. Note that due to the limits of an online consultation, physical examinations cannot be conducted to give a more accurate diagnosis. The group also only suggests over-the-counter drugs and does not provide e-prescriptions.

How to contact: Through their Facebook page

Volunteer doctors for the Lung Center of the Philippines also offer free online consultations about COVID-19 through the Lung Center COVID Ask Force. The Facebook page caters to the first 1,000 patients per day. Message consultations are recommended to be sent during the consultation hours. Patients can expect a response within 24 hours.

How to contact: Call them at (02) 8806-1306 or reach out to them through their Facebook page

Consultation hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Coalition for People’s Right to Health’s (CPRH) goals aims to provide free and accessible health care for everyone during this pandemic, which is why they opened a hotline dedicated to COVID-19 concerns. You can also send a message to the group’s social media page to reach them.

How to contact: Through Viber or their Facebook page

Bayanihan MD offers teleconsultation services for a limited time from Monday to Saturday. The doctors will answer health concerns, even those that may not be related to COVID-19. E-prescriptions will also be given if necessary, depending on the patient’s needs. The Bayanihan MD team comprises of doctors from various specialties, including general medicine, pediatrics, ophthalmology, internal medicine, dermatology, orthosurgery, OB-GYN, and general surgery.

These free online consultation services not only help in decongesting medical facilities, but they also provide accessible health care to everyone during the quarantine period.