Government takes big initiative for smart health
DOT Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health has been taking various contemporary initiatives to successfully implement the government’s intention to deliver digital health services to the doorsteps of the people with the aim of building Smart Bangladesh and implementing the Government’s Vision 2041, reports TBS.
Along with the DGHS, the Bangladesh Computer Council under the Department of Information and Communication Technology has also been working diligently to ensure digital healthcare. In the quest to ensure digital healthcare services, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) stands as a leading institution, spearheading the digital transformation of service delivery and reception. And playing a vital role in the ambitious mission of ensuring digital health services, eGeneration Limited, a prominent technology solutions and system integration company in Bangladesh, is actively providing essential technical solutions which includes developing hospital management solution. Under the initiative of the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Bangladesh, the Phase-1 User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of “Health Service Management System” software is adopted for Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) under “Digital Sylhet City” project of Bangladesh Computer Council and training of Master Trainers was inaugurated on 28 May at the Training Room of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH).
Dr Soumitra Chakraborty, director (Acting), Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, was present as the chief guest on the occasion under the chairmanship of Digital Sylhet City Project Director Mohammad Mohidur Rahman Khan. Abul Kalam Azad, Assistant Director, Administration, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and SM Ashraful Islam, Chairman, eGeneration Limited and former Executive Director, Bangladesh Computer Council were present as special guests. Among others, Prof. Md Masum, Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology and Consultant, Digital Sylhet City Project and Emran Abdullah, Director, Strategic Sales, eGeneration Limited were also present. The programme was moderated by Madhusudan Chand, Deputy Project Director.