Alhosn app named winner of Bronze Medal Stevie® Award in Most Valuable Government Response in 19th Annual International Business Awards®
Alhosn app was named the winner of the Bronze Medal Stevie® Award in the Most Valuable Government Response category in the 19th Annual International Business Awards® today (October 15), in recognition of its significant role in controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic within the United Arab Emirates, through digital solutions made available, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Prevention and local health authorities.
The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.
Winners were celebrated during a gala banquet at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, in London, England, on Saturday, 15 October – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019.
More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. This year’s competition also featured a number of new categories to recognize organizations’ and individuals’ achievements in social media and thought leadership.
Alhosn aims to protect individuals and society from the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying and classifying individuals infected with the virus, who need to be self-isolated, and non-infected who are allowed to access public places and workplaces, which contributes to containing the pandemic and maintaining the safety of people and their families. The app also enjoys high confidence, credibility, and reliability inside and outside the country, as the travel permit registered in the Alhosn is recognized in the European Union system of digital certificates of COVID-19 and other similar systems.
Alhosn, which is the official application in the UAE, uses artificial intelligence technology to control the spread of the pandemic, through quick access to the results of COVID-19 tests, vaccination certificates and exemptions, and the QR code in the application can be read, through smartphone cameras, or the scanner built into the app, to identify vaccinations and tests in an encrypted form, and in three languages: Arabic, English and Hindi.
About the National Health System - Alhosn
Alhosn is the official application in the United Arab Emirates, to follow up on the results of COVID-19 tests, using artificial intelligence technology, launched in 2020, as part of a joint national initiative aimed at supporting government efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, and supporting concerted efforts from all parties, including every member of society.
The app relies on a color-coding system to determine the health status of the user, and aims to protect the health of individuals and preserve their privacy, by providing information on the status of vaccination against the virus (COVID-19), a certificate of vaccination or certificate of exemption from vaccination, and travel-related tests. The application has witnessed the introduction of several technical updates, since its launch, in line with the developments of the global epidemiological situation, in line with the country's strategy to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Ministry of Health and Prevention
The Ministry of Health and Prevention is the federal health authority responsible for providing comprehensive health care to all citizens and residents of the country, through its preventive and curative services in all emirates of the country.
The Ministry is also responsible for developing the readiness of the health system to deal with pandemics and health risks, and providing comprehensive and innovative health services, through the construction of hospitals equipped with the latest medical devices and equipment in various emirates of the country, the recruitment of medical cadres with high efficiency and experience, and the launch of initiatives and projects aimed at promoting public health in the community.