The Regional Public Good (RPG) "Digital Transformation in Health to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean" (RG-T3769) or LACPASS project, is a multi-country initiative within the framework of RACSEL (American Cooperation Network on eHealth) and sponsored by the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank), which aims to reduce gaps in digital health for all people in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

 

LACPASS has the following strategic partners: PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) and HL7 (Health Level 7).  Other supporting entities: LACChain (Global Alliance for the Development of Blockchain in Latin America and the Caribbean), IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) and CENS (National Center for Health Information Systems) in its role as organizer. Currently participating in this project are: Argentina, Belice, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay.

 

In its first phase, the project advanced in the implementation of the digital vaccination certificate for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Within this project, the countries participating in the project agree on and adopt the international interoperability standards already defined by the EU and those being defined by the World Health Organization, so that their inhabitants can carry a valid digital vaccination document, which can be cryptographically verified by whoever may require it.

 

LACPASS is beginning its second phase, where the evolution of COVID certificates towards DDCC will continue and the IPS (International patient summary) profile will be enhanced to strengthen the region in terms of cross-border health interoperability.

 

RACSEL is a collaborative network to advance the regional digital transformation that follows the guidelines of the World Health Organization for the digital documentation of COVID-19 (DDCC) and the strategic plans of PAHO in the Americas, specifically the roadmap approved by the countries of the region in September 2021.

Documents

The documentation that the LACPASS project has generated is for the public good and is shared in this section and will be constantly updated until the end of the project.

 

• Github LACPASS Project - Component 1.
• Github LACPASS Project - Component 2.
• IPS-LACPASS Implementation guide

 

Spanish Versions:

• Documento Relatoria LACPASS

• Documento Requerimientos funcionales y no funcionales.

• Documento Actualización Requerimientos Func. y No Func.

• Documento Modelo de Datos.

 

English Versions

• Document: LACPASS Report.

• Document: Functional and Non-Functional Requirements.

• Functional and Non-Functional Requirements Update Document.

• Data Model Document.