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AKARTA: The government has announced its intention to add a health feature to the electronic identification (e-ID) card program, which will store each card holder’s personal health records. Head of the Assessment and Application of Technology Agency (BPPT), Marzan A Iskandar, unveiled the plan during the eighth e-Indonesia Initiatives Forum in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He said the e-health program would be implemented to coincide with the launch of the second generation of e-ID cards, which would use microchips to hold owners’ personal data, including their health records.

“The facility will provide physicians with more accurate information regarding an individual’s health,” Marzan said on Wednesday as quoted by Antara news agency.

However, there were some things that should have been considered before the program was put into effect, he said.

“We need to improve the regulations for the e-health program as it involves many stakeholders,” Marzan said.