Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman yesterday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the government has taken an initiative to launch the ‘e-Health Card’ program on a pilot basis in five districts within 180 days of the formation of the government.
“Under the 180-day program, an initiative has been taken to provide ‘e-Health Cards’ to the people. A project is awaiting approval in this regard. Through this project, e-Health Card services will be launched within 180 days for the people of five districts-Khulna, Noakhali, Bogura, Sirajganj and Narsingdi,” he said.
The Leader of the House said this while replying to a starred question from treasury bench lawmaker Md Shamsur Rahman Simul Biswas for Pabna-5 constituency in the House with Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair.
He said that this e-Health Card will be connected with the Electronic Referral System and the Electronic Patient Management System.
