SMART PH4H, published by WHO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ph4h/tree/main and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Trust Domains

Use Cases

PH4H Use Cases

The PH4H team is currently working to develop the following use cases:

• Vaccination certificate:
  • Yellow Fever
  • COVID
  • Routine for minors
  • Routine for adults
• Medical documents
  • Medical prescription
  • Proof of birth
  • Medical Cause of Death
  • Laboratory
• Clinical summary
  • Student
  • Tourist
  • Migrant
• Health professional
  • Medical credential
  • Professional degree

Technical Standards

PH4H Technical Specifications

For each use proposed case, the Ph4H is workign to define:

1. Indicators, evaluation and monitoring
2. Functional and non-functional requirements
3. Usage scenarios
4. Processes and workflows
5. Generic personas
6. Minimum data elements
7. Process execution logic

Policy

PH4H trust doman policy

• Participation by each country and use of the domain is completely voluntary and free of charge.
• The PH4H initiative, PAHO and the IDB are not responsible for the content of the documents produced by each country.
• The verification of documents with electronic seals through the PAHO/WHO trust network adds a level of trust that must be assessed by the country or institution that receives the document. This verification does not constitute a binding guarantee on the part of PAHO/WHO.
• Each country uses private keys to sign documents tha tcomply with those defined in the PH4H domain. Those keys may be used to sign other documents as required by the Health authority of each country.