2 April 2014 -- Bangladesh Health Sector taking connectivity to grassroots

Through a nationwide program being held in upazilas (sub-districts) throughout Bangladesh on 2 April 2014, all community clinics (over 12,500) and union health sub-centers (1,275) will receive laptops and Internet modems and about 12,000 community health workers will receive 2G/3G enabled tablet computers. These devices will be used for health data collection, work-attendance monitoring, delivering health services like telemedicine and multi-media health education of clients, and e-learning of health staffs. To understand how the device will be used, please click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA95SJAU5F4. The formal launching ceremony will be held in Dhaka on 2 April 2014 at 12:30 pm at MIS Auditorium, MIS, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Honorable Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Mohammed Nasim, MP will remain present in the function as the Chief Guest. Live streaming of the program will be broadcasted through this link: http://www.webtvnext.com/live/show/2364096#