Aponjon, a mobile health messaging service for mothers and newborns, has launched two mobile phone apps for expectant mothers and adolescent girls to provide necessary health information services, ensuring healthy life.
The two mobile phone apps -- Aponjon Shogorbha and Aponjon Koishor -- have been developed to meet health needs of expectant mothers and adolescent girls, said Chief Executive Officer of D.net Dr Ananya Raihan at the launching function at Spectra Convention Centre in the capital on Thursday.
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat, Additional Director General of Health Services Prof Dr Abul Lakam Azad and Director of Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Dr Ishtiaq Mannan addressed the function, among others.
Palak said: “We have developed massive collectivity to expand e-health. Upazila-level hospitals and health complexes are enjoying advancement of ICT to provide better health care facilities to people.”
The ICT Division launched tele-medicine centers at upazila-level health complexes to ensure the access of the people especially rural people to better medical services, he said. “We have a plan to scale up e-health services to bring rural folks under health care facilities.”
Marcia Bernicat said: “Despite very impressive successes in reducing maternal and child mortality, Bangladesh’s mortality figures, especially for newborns remain too high.” Improving the nutrition and care, a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and after birth will not only save lives but also result in healthier, stronger mothers and newborns, she added.
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Quelle/Source: Dhaka Tribune, 09.04.2016
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