Oman: Over 172,000 register on Shifa app

Oman: Over 172,000 register on Shifa app

Muscat – A total of 172,279 people have registered on the Shifa app since its launch in 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Sunday.

A statement issued by MoH said that the unprecedented response to the app ‘is a quantum leap in the field of digital transformation in the sultanate’.

The app is a special platform contributing to collating and exchanging medical information between patients and doctors.

Wissam Mohammed Abu Daraz, Director of Electronic Health Department in the Directorate General of Information Technology, informed that Shifa provides medical records of citizens and residents registered with the app which can be accessed by health institutions when the need arises.

He explained that the app displays 16 services and features which the user can benefit from, including medical records and history, family medical history, appointment bookings, medication, medical examinations, immunisation status, procedure reports, vital signs, organ donation, blood donation, and virtual clinics.

“It is also a platform to exchange information regarding consultations with health service providers. There is also a feature in the side menu of the application called ‘What’s New’ that explains how to use each service,” Abu Daraz added.

Some services will be further developed, including a chat feature with a doctor with options