Health ID cards to be issued for citizens

Each person will have a unique . (Illustrative photo – Source: baonhandao.vn )

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Each will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they
will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of
Health.

The ID will be automatically generated through the general
of the ministry and used to identify individuals for
healthcare services.

Each ID will have a series of characters, of which the first ten
are unique to the holder.

The numbers are based on basic personal information including
name, year of birth and place of birth.

According to the regulation issued by the health ministry on
creating, using and managing health IDs, each healthcare facility will have an
account to access the national health identification system.

If the facilities are not connected with the system, healthcare
staff must access the website of the national health identification system and
search for the details of each patient.

The ID cards will be able to create and connect health reports for
patients nationwide.

Healthcare facilities are responsible for managing the IDs and
have to ensure the security of personal information and the national system.

The health identifications are managed through the national health
identification system located at the healthcare data centre at the Information
Technology Department under the health ministry.

The database of the national health identification system will be
linked with the database of households signing up for the social security
scheme./.