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 (~800 places) by April 2009. I joined the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh as the Director of Management Information System (MIS) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
I am sharing some snapshots of the premises of the MIS during that time.
In March 2008, when I joined as the Director of MIS of DGHS, this was the look of the MIS building.
It was a pale and old infrastructure requiring huge repair and upgradation. There was no internet and power back. Staffs were unskilled and frustrated.
Inside view of the data entry room of MIS building in march 2008
There was poor ventilation and light. Humidity was high.
A data entry operator is seen working in that poor environment
During that By next year, this network is going to expand to all the grass roots health facilities if Bangladesh including 18,000 community clinics. This network will also be the largest video-conferencing and telemedicine network.