At the launching ceremony (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A national information management system was launched on
March 24 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister .
Addressing the
launching ceremony, Deputy PM Dam said the system, jointly developed by domestic
and international health experts, is applied in all grassroots-level medical
stations, covering vaccination management and people’s health monitoring.
The government
has instructed the to update people’s personal and health
information available in the database of the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency into
the system, Dam said, adding that the work needs to be done immediately and
continuously.
He requested the
health sector and localities to actively and continuously deploy the system in
all health facilities at all levels.
Dam also called
on software developers to join the programme, saying that numerous applications
are needed to manage the data on people’s health.
After 30 years,
the national expanded immunisation programme has proven effective in preventing
and controlling epidemics. Over 60 million doses of vaccines have been provided
free of charge for children and women.
However, the
programme has faced numerous difficulties, particularly in managing vaccinators
because of population development, changes in residences and mothers’ failure
to remember their children’s vaccination schedules.
The national
vaccination information management system was developed by the military-run Viettel
Group in 2015. It was piloted in five provinces and cities and will be deployed
in the entire country in June.
The system is
expected to help save time and costs for monitoring vaccination records of all
residents during their whole lives.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
