1. e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh
Fokhruz Zaman
National e-Governance Architect
A2I Programme, Prime Minister’s Office
Bangladesh

2. 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

3. e-Health in Bangladesh
Mobile Phone Health Service
418 Upazilla Hospitals 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

4. National e-Governance Architecture - ESB
e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh

5. 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
- To help us understand the ICT infrastructure in your country and how it is being harnessed -- what percentage of computers in health facilities are connected to a broader network?
- With respect to linkages between systems, for example, if you have an emergency response system and routine surveillance system, are they in any way integrated?
- What is the last big project in your country related to health information systems implementation?
- Do you have a health information systems related office in the Ministry of Health in your country? What does this office aim to achieve? And are there corresponding offices at provincial, district and facility levels?
- Is there privacy and confidentiality protection for individual data in your country? If so, name one or more systems that implement it.
- Do you have a working group that meets across the Ministry of Health, or beyond, for coordination on HIS related issues?  Do you have a national HIS or eHealth strategy? If so, tell us about it, e.g. current time period, responsible unit, is it costed and/or operational and informing new health IT investments, etc.)
e-Health & HIS in Bangladesh