Emphasis should be on ideas that would make healthcare more accessible to the general people above everything else, they added.
The roundtable on 'Future of e-Health in Bangladesh' was organised by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) at its conference room in the city.
Presenting a keynote paper, Director (MIS) of DGHS Prof Abul Kalam Azad pointed out various e-Health initiatives taken by the government and hoped that people living in remotest areas of the country would have access to healthcare with the e-Health initiatives.
The initiatives include mobile phone-based services where medical doctors would attend to phone calls anytime any day of the week, enhanced management information system and SMS-based services where pregnant women can receive advice regarding their situation through SMSs.
The speakers stressed the need to create public-private partnership where the government and private sector can make collaborative efforts to enhance e-Health initiatives and make them accessible to the masses.
They underscored the importance of creating a platform for such partnership.
Speaking as the chief guest, Health Minister Prof AFM Ruhal Haque said in a realistic perspective, changes from different initiatives would not be visible in one day. But in time their effects would be visible in a wider array.
He called for suggestions and technical assistance from the private sector in implementing the e-Health initiatives.
BEI President Farooq Sobhan chaired the programme.
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Quelle/Source: The Daily Star, 27.04.2010
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