About this app

Dr. Passport® is a multilingual tool that allows you to communicate your symptoms to medical professionals in their own language when you travel abroad.


Who is the app for?

Tourists, Business travelers, Expats, Those working overseas and their families, Exchange students, Medical professionals, Supervisors of foreign visitors


Features

-Provides assistance when you get sick abroad.
The app integrates symptom translation, personal medical and contact information, and conversation tools.

-Does not require an internet connection.
If you download the app in advance, you can use it without an internet connection, so you can avoid high overseas data charges, or having to search for Wi-Fi hotspots.
*accessing external website links within the app and sending email will require an internet connection

-Saved data translated and displayed immediately.
Data input in the main (native) language will be translated immediately into the target language, with both displayed side-by-side. The target language can be changed easily at any time.

-Send input data by email
Translated data can be emailed to medical facilities or home computers for printing.

-13 Languages Supported.
* English and Japanese are available by default, while other languages can be added via in-app purchase.
English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Malay

-Can communicate over 2000 possible symptoms.
Begin by choosing the affected area of the body and the relevant symptom. For symptoms not connected to a single body part, you can choose from general options like “I feel sluggish”, “I feel nauseous” etc. You can also record details of when the symptoms started, and how they have progressed.

-Saves and translates personal medical data.
By recording your medical history in advance, you can easily communicate important information to your doctor through the “Translate” tool. Basic information such as height, weight and blood pressure, as well as more specific details, such as insulin dependence, pacemakers, allergies, medical history, vaccinations, regular medications, state of health and habits, can be saved in the app.

-Includes a phrasebook for situations in and out of medical facilities.
The app includes translations of common conversation phrases used by patients and healthcare staff. The app also has conversation options you can use at drug stores or with hotel staff if you require less urgent assistance.

-Can store the information of multiple individuals.
Designed for workers who may be spending an extended time abroad with children family members who do not have access to smartphones or tablets, and allows users to save the information of multiple individuals.

New features

Version 1.1.6
Abolished in-app purchase, changed to selectable in all languages

Version 1.1.2
* minor bug fix

Version 1.1.1
* minor fix for email feature

Version 1.1.0
* new language support: Russian, Vietnamese & Malay
* new feature: e-mail inputted symptoms