Bumrungrad opens joint and sports medicine centre
Bangkok hospital sets up dedicated unit for orthopaedics treatment
Estonia takes lead in developing COVID-19 passports
Baltic nation is working with the WHO to create smart card , but don ’ t expect it anytime soon
stonia has been working with the World Health Organization
E on a pilot project to develop a digitally enhanced international certificate of vaccination , or “ smart yellow card ,” as a demonstration of how globally recognised electronic vaccination certificates could work .
The Baltic republic has emerged as a regional and global front runner in digital health by creating freely accessible digital public services that cut across the education , health , and welfare sectors .
The certificate would allow passengers arriving in a country with proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to avoid quarantine requirements provided it meets certain criteria , including information on the vaccine ’ s name , manufacturing date , issuer , and batch number .
Estonia ’ s agreement with the WHO covers work across a range of digital health projects in addition to the vaccination card . These include a global framework for health data interoperability and guidelines for national ePrescription and eDispensing systems , as well as the European Roadmap for the Digitalisation of National Health Systems .
Despite global hopes for a certificate , the WHO has decided to move cautiously and for the moment does not recommend vaccination passports for travel as it does not see them as a sufficient guarantee of protection from transmission .
Estonia similarly believes it would be impossible to create a global digital ID in the coming months and that a mix of paper and electronic certificates is more likely for the interim . umrungrad International Hospital is opening a
B sports medicine and joint centre at a time when there are more than six million orthopaedic patients in Thailand and osteoarthritis is an increasing concern in the country .
The Bangkok hospital has assembled a team of specialists to provide individualised treatments for muscle and bone conditions .
“ The opening of the sports medicine and joint centre demonstrates Bumrungrad ’ s expertise in continuously developing centres of excellence . Together with Bumrungrad physicians , we have specialist doctors who are nationally recognised experts in orthopaedics working with us .
“ This way we can reduce the strain on the public healthcare system and allow patients to access highquality healthcare ,” said Dr Taveesin Tanprayoon , Bumrungrad ’ s chief medical officer .
“ Bumrungrad is reinventing healthcare services in line with its vision of providing holistic healthcare services . Our integrative knowledge of sports medicine and orthopaedics enables us to provide a continuum of care with the most effective treatment ,” added Dr Wichan Kanchanatawan , an orthopaedic surgeon and director of the new centre .
The centre will offer three key services – sports medicine , joint preservation , and joint replacement .
Bumrungrad offers fixed-priced surgical packages that have been in place for the last year and will apply to patients of the sports medicine and joint centre who can rest assured about any unexpected costs . The hospital has also pledged to freeze all its at 2020 price levels until June 2021 .
30 APRIL 2021 GlobalHealthAsiaPacific . com