On the occasion of launching the new system in clinic level operations with a view to establish wide integrated and online MIS system and to celebrate Dutch-Bangla Bank’s donation of 320 Net Books through SSFP, a USAID funded health project in Bangladesh, a function was arranged by the authority of SSFP at Smiling Sun (SurjerHashi) clinic network at Rangamati on April 02, 2012.

Hon’ble State Minister, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Mr. DipankarTalukder was present as the chief guest and His Excellency US Ambassador to Bangladesh Mr. Dan W. Mozena and the Hon’ble Chairman of EC of the Board, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Mr. Sayem Ahmed attended the function as the guest of honour.

Mr. Sayem Ahmed handed over a Net Book to Mr. Richard Greene, Mission Director of USAID. The total cost of 320 Acer Brand Net Books comes to Tk7.257 million and the entire Net Books have already been handed over to the authority of SSFP for use in 64 districts through a network of 320 rural and urban clinics.

Mr. Sayem Ahmed in his speech maintained that clinic level MIS will enableelectronic medical records and patient tracking, quality of care improvement, clinic performance control, financial monitoring and sharing health care services data with the Government of Bangladesh. He further added that Dutch-Bangla Bank as a part of its Social Cause activities donated the Net Books to SSFP to meet the vision of Millennium Development Goals – the top priority of SSFP to implement IT based Management Information System and health care services in the country.

The Hon’ble Chairman of EC of the Board, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Mr. Sayem Ahmed handed over a Net Book to Mr. Richard Greene, Mission Director of USAID.