Govt plans to rollout e-health cards in 5 districts: PM

The government took the initiative to introduce e-health cards in five districts, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told the Jatiya Sangsad today (15 April).

As part of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government's 180-day programme, the e-health card programme will be launched in Khulna, Noakhali, Bogura, Sirajganj, and Narsingdi, the PM said, adding that a project proposal in this regard is currently awaiting approval.

Replying to a starred question from Pabna-4 lawmaker Md Shamsur Rahman Simul Biswas, the prime minister said that cardholders will be integrated into an electronic patient referral system as well as an electronic patient management system.