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e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh. Fokhruz Zaman National e-Governance Architect A2I Programme, Prime Minister’s Office Bangladesh. HIS in Bangladesh – Current Status. Health Facility Information Health Facility Utilization Morbidity profiles from 424 public hospitals
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e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh FokhruzZaman National e-Governance Architect A2I Programme, Prime Minister’s Office Bangladesh
HIS in Bangladesh – Current Status Health Facility Information Health Facility Utilization Morbidity profiles from 424 public hospitals Emergency obstetric care profile Statistics on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Population information Health Personnel Information Logistics information system Data from other health programs and organizations GIS for health services and disease pattern mapping e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh
e-Health in Bangladesh • Mobile Phone Health Service • 418 UpazillaHospitals and 64 District Hospitals connected with mobile phones • Aim to act as local call centers, 24/7 for locals • Telemedicine • 8 hospitals (2 tertiaries, 3 districts and 3 upazillas) soon to be connected with video conferencing facility • SMS advice for safe pregnancy • Bulk SMS • Digital training facility • Well connected Health systems • Internet connectivity at about 800 points e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh
National e-Governance Architecture - ESB e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh
WHO requested Information Summary • All Public Hospitals are now connected to the Information System of the Ministry of Health • The percentage of computers in health facilities connected to a broader network is still low • The Health Information Systems are yet to be integrated • Priority Communicable Disease Surveillance (PCDS), for which data is updated through a web-based software on a weekly basis from 70 terminals throughout the country (64 districts and 6 divisional headquarters). National Surveillance in IEDCR. • Mobile Health Service through country-wide call centers • We have MIS department in the Ministry of Health • We are yet to formulate a comprehensive privacy and confidentiality act for sensitive health data • We are currently forming HL7 Bangladesh • We have drafted an e-Health Strategy as part of our Digital Bangladesh Strategy paper e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh