National Health Security Office (NHSO) in collaboration with Krung Thai Bank (KTB) has adopted technologies “Health Wallet smartphone application” for better health access.

          In August 2020, it NHSO-KTB newly launched the smartphone application for more convenient registration procedure and access health prevention and promotion service. This application provides users with health benefits information and their eligibility for medical services and has continued to develop the system.

          Currently, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the application makes it convenient for checking the right to receive health care services and pre-service appointment for health services that Specific benefits for each gender, age group and health risk issues as follows:
 

• Register of Influenza vaccination for seven risk groups as follows; Pregnancies gestational age 4 months or more, children aged 6 months to 2 years, people with seven chronic diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, cancer that requires chemotherapy and diabetes), people aged 65 and over, people with cerebral palsy require full time assistance, thalassemia and immunodeficiency (including HIV Infected and AIDS-defining illness) , and Overweight and Obesity (Weight more than 100 Kg. or body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35.
• Health promotion and disease prevention 16 items (Initially used for people receiving services in Bangkok)

          Health Wallet application “ Paotang” opened to support People in high-risk groups receive free Antigen test kits (ATK) for self-testing for COVID-19 starting September 16, 2021 Which has a “Tung Ngen” application that supports the service units, clinics and drugstores, including the registration of public health volunteers in the area to deliver ATK to people in the community.
 
          Registration process as follows:  People register and screening to assess the risk of contracting COVID-19 , Verify your identity before receiving ATK at the service units, bring the test kit back to your home for self-examination, Recording the results in the Record Results menu in the application If the result is found to be positive There will be a registration process through the Pao Tang application to enter the treatment process.
 
          Health Wallet service is a new alternative to receiving health services according to the New Normal to help the problem of overcrowding in hospitals, reducing the spread of disease, especially COVID-19, while also upgrade the level of service. into the new national health security system that is a policy by the government's commitment to increase the convenience of receiving services for Thai people.
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