Ho Chi Minh City collects health data for over 2.3 million residents

Ho Chi Minh City is making significant strides in its digital health transformation, having successfully collected health data for over 2.3 million of its approximately 15 million residents. As of June 15, the city's public health platform has recorded data for 2,311,179 individuals, marking a crucial step towards comprehensive digital health management.

The collected data primarily consists of health check-up records for students during the 2025-2026 academic year, accounting for nearly 2.2 million records (2,180,245). Additionally, 130,934 records come from general health examinations conducted for residents since the beginning of 2026. This foundational data is considered vital for establishing electronic health records for each citizen, enabling continuous health management throughout their lives.

According to PGS-TS Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, this initiative lays the groundwork for lifelong health monitoring. It aims to support disease prevention, early detection, and enhance the overall effectiveness of public healthcare services. The Department of Health is collaborating with the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center to expedite the completion of these electronic health records and their integration into the city's digital citizen application.

Looking ahead, the plan is to connect and link these electronic health records with electronic medical records from healthcare facilities by the end of 2026, when the health sector's data repository officially becomes operational. This integration will provide a holistic view of each person's health status over their lifetime. Director Tang Chi Thuong emphasized that this data linkage will not only empower citizens to easily track their health information digitally but also enable healthcare providers to utilize this data for proactive care, early disease identification, improved treatment outcomes, and enhanced preventive medicine, ultimately driving data-driven health governance.

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