Singapore-based startup Accredify has partnered with SG Innovate to launch a digital health passport that will help to accelerate the re-opening of travel borders. The app will be officially launched in October 2020.
The passport will allow individuals to store their medical information –including COVID-19 testing and vaccination reports digitally signed by accredited bodies– in the app. By using blockchain technology, medical records in the app can be traced back to the source.
“The health passport will be valid for Singaporeans and people from other countries as well. We will be making the application interoperable with different standards and bring on board all the accredited labs around the region,” said a spokesperson from the company.
Accredify will also be waiving set-up fees for the Digital Health Passport until the end of the year for healthcare institutions that sign up by December 31.
For users, they will need to log in via their SingPass or email and create an account on the Accredify app.
Users will receive their unique badges when they obtain the necessary COVID-19 documents required by the country where they want to travel to. Authorities can scan the document’s QR code in the app, to verify the authenticity.
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Digital health passports will play a big role as international travel begin to slowly reopen as governments start lifting their border restrictions to accelerate the economy. Taking this into consideration a health passport for travel post-COVID-19 will become extremely crucial.
In an official statement, Singapore also said that it will be reopening its borders for international tourists from select countries from September 1. Other countries such as Hong Kong are also slowly beginning to lift off border restrictions.
Accredify is an edutech management company that resolves the issue of fraudulent certifications and transcripts across educational institutions.
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