Bangladesh’s Digital Health Journey (updated 2019)
March 3, 2023
An everyday story connecting citizens to access health service digitally It is nearly 10:30 PM. Rahim Mia returns home from his small grocery shop in
Medical Information Group – milestone initiative for creating eHealth awareness among professionals
March 3, 2023
A Non-profit Organization founded in 1995 for creating professional awareness on information technology Launching the journeyI founded the Medical Information Group as a politically neutral
MEDINET – The first Non-profit Health Professional Internet Network in Bangladesh
March 3, 2023
Introduction Bangladesh like other developing countries could not support training for large numbers of physicians on recent developments, nor can they afford sufficient books and
When I joined as the Director of MIS
February 28, 2023
In March 2008, when I joined as the Director of MIS of DGHS under the MOHFW of Bangladesh. I am sharing some snapshots of the
Video conferencing for improving health systems management
February 27, 2023
After I took charge of the Director General of Health Services, I started routine video conferencing with the divisional and district health managers from November
Internet connectivity in health system
February 27, 2023
MIS was the hero in the entire public sectors of Bangladesh that first created the Internet connectivity across all health-points down to the upazila level
Office Attendance Monitoring System
February 27, 2023
Like in many developing countries, office absenteeism of the health staff from work was a long time problem. To alleviate the problem, in all hospitals
Online Population Health Registry
February 27, 2023
For making a permanent online registry of electronic health records of all citizens of Bangladesh, we, at MIS-DGHS, undertook a gigantic work of collecting population
Human Resource Databases
February 27, 2023
The MIS-DGHS used to maintain three databases for human resource management, viz., online Personal Data Sheet (PDS); online Human Resource Management System; and Field Staff
Online Processing of Medical & Dental Admission Tests
February 27, 2023
From 2011 till todate, students seeking admission in government and private medical and dental colleges of Bangladesh need to submit their applications and fees through