Thailand issues a free digital vaccination card to vaccinated people
The Thai Ministry of Health has announced that it will issue free digital vaccination cards to all vaccinated people in the country by the end of March.
The government has charged 50 baht for the printed or digital version of the vaccination card since it was introduced in October.
Both local and foreign residents who have been vaccinated in the country can register for the free e-vaccination card on the Mor Prom app, the government’s vaccination service app.
In the app, users can click on the “International Certificate” tab and apply for a vaccination card there. A QR code will be issued within three business days.
A 13-digit number is required to register in the Mor Prom app. For locals, it’s their Thai ID number; for non-Thai nationals, the number is provided after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Thailand is the second Southeast Asian country to have its digital vaccination card recognized by the European Union. The digital health passport issued by Mor Prom has been certified as equivalent to the EU Digital COVID-19 Clearance Certificate, so it can be used for travel to and within the 27 EU Member States and 30 other countries that recognize the EU passport.
Smartphones have been distributed to health workers in Andhra Pradesh to facilitate telemedicine
The government of Andhra Pradesh in India has issued around 42,000 smartphones to community health workers in the state to facilitate telemedicine services amid a new COVID-19 outbreak.
The state government expects cases to increase after Sankranthi gatherings.
In addition to distributing smartphones, Appa Rao, state program manager for National Health Mission and Telemedicine, said community health workers received special training in telemedicine.
Andhra Pradesh has also established 14 telemedicine centers to complement the 13 existing facilities.
Any citizen can access the state’s telemedicine services with the help of community health workers. The free service is aimed not only at COVID-19 patients, but also at patients with other urgent illnesses, a news report noted.
Telemedicine services have been activated across India during the third wave of COVID-19
Some state governments in India have activated telemedicine services amid an ongoing third wave of COVID-19 infections across the country.
For one, the Odisha government has mobilized telemedicine providers to provide medical assistance to non-COVID patients amid the current spate of cases. “Taking the situation into account, it was decided to make effective and proactive use of telemedicine centers set up at medical colleges and other hospitals,” it said.
The service opened at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, VIMSAR in Burla and Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics also in Cuttack.
Four new medical colleges and hospitals in Balasore, Baripada, Bolangir and Koraput, as well as Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela General Hospital are also offering telemedicine services.
Meanwhile, the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) public medical university in Bilaspur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lahaul And Spiti District Administration in Himachal Pradesh to provide an integrated telemedicine platform.
AIIMS will set up special health camps in the tribal area, where access to health care is hampered by geographic and climatic challenges.
according to a News report, its technology will allow experts to monitor patients’ condition in real time.
In addition, the university, together with the Indian Council of Medical Research in Chandigarh, will research the diseases occurring in the high mountain region.
source https://www.bisayanews.com/2022/01/21/roundup-thailand-issues-free-digital-vax-pass-andhra-pradesh-distributes-smartphones-for-telemedicine-and-more-briefs/
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