e-Health in Bangladesh: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Direction

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10.2991/itmr.2014.4.2.3How to use a DOI?

Keywords

e-Health, Current Status, Challenges, Bangladesh

Abstract

e-Health has enormous potential to ensure healthcare quality, accessibility, and affordability in developing countries. The application of information and communication technology to healthcare, especially e-Health, is rapidly advancing in Bangladesh. Both the public and private sectors have contributed to the development of the e- Health infrastructure throughout the country. The current status of e-Health in Bangladesh, however, has not been assessed. In the present study, we explored the current status of e-Health in the public and private sectors, as well as the technical and managerial challenges facing e-Health projects in Bangladesh. Our findings revealed that although e-Health in Bangladesh remains somewhat problematic, the difficulties could be overcome. Based on the current scenario and challenges of e-Health, the scope of some fields requires further improvement. The finding of this study will help policymakers to make effective decisions regarding e-Health services.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Md. Rakibul Hoque
AU  - Md. Fahami Ahsan Mazmum
AU  - Yukun Bao
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014/06/02
TI  - e-Health in Bangladesh: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Direction
JO  - The International Technology Management Review
SP  - 87
EP  - 96
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SN  - 1835-5269
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/itmr.2014.4.2.3
DO  - 10.2991/itmr.2014.4.2.3
ID  - Hoque2014
ER  -