Smart Health BD
Origin language: English
Country
Bangladesh
Coverage
National
Nb of implementation sites
N/A
Lead organization
Implementation partners
Health Focus Area
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Communicable diseases
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Services
Public health and disease surveillance
Community-based information systems
Enabling technologies
Phone
Software
Standards
Mobile access to medical records
JSON
PDQ or PDQm - (Mobile) Patient Demographics Query
Tools
Funding sources
Donors
Government funds
Business model
No business model
Others
Funders
Summary
The project focuses on enhancing community health services by implementing several key initiatives. Health workers will go door to door to collect routine health data, ensuring effective surveillance and understanding of community health needs. Additionally, the project will provide support for Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC) to ensure the health of mothers and newborns. Vaccination efforts will be prioritized to ensure that every citizen in Bangladesh receives necessary immunizations, particularly targeting pregnant women and children. The project's microplanning will address health focus areas such as communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as sexual and reproductive health on a yearly basis. The primary audience for this initiative encompasses all community members, excluding health facilities, with specific attention to children under 11 and pregnant women.
Keywords
Maternal health
Community health service delivery
Antenatal care
Postnatal care
Maternal care
Publications
Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
Much more challenging Smart Health BD faced several process-related challenges, including initial resistance to digital transformation among healthcare providers and limited digital literacy in rural areas.
- Technical hurdles such as inconsistent internet connectivity and integration issues with legacy health information systems also impacted early implementation.
- Contextual factors like shifting government priorities and evolving regulatory frameworks required adaptive planning and stakeholder engagement.
- It is also challenging to make it user friendly.
Resistance to change
Internet access
Other (Technical challenges)
Political and contextual instability
Recommendations
The active involvement of key stakeholders—including the Ministry of Health, local NGOs, and community leaders—played a pivotal role in driving adoption.
- The introduction of supportive legal mandates around digital health data management further accelerated implementation.
- Best practices identified include early stakeholder mapping, phased rollouts with feedback loops, and capacity-building workshops tailored to local needs.
- These approaches enhanced scalability and sustainability, offering valuable policy and research insights for future digital health initiatives in Bangladesh and similar contexts.
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iDHA (Project ID)
vrzy39
Project links
https://smarthealthbd.dghs.gov.bd/Origin of information
Project stakeholder
Data source link
N/AAdded to the platform on
2025-09-01
Project editors
Last update by
Aziza Merzouki on 2025-10-29
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