mHealth Strategy to Fight Tuberculosis in Bangladesh

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of an mHealth strategy in Bangladesh aimed at combating tuberculosis by leveraging digital interventions to improve monitoring and healthcare services, aligned with the Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021.

Contribution

It introduces a tailored mHealth strategy for Bangladesh to enhance TB control efforts and integrate digital health solutions with national development goals.

Findings

Proposed a comprehensive mHealth framework for TB management.

Aligned digital health initiatives with Bangladesh's Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021.

Highlights the potential of mHealth to improve TB monitoring and care.

Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the high TB burden countries in the world and TB is still a major public health problem in the country. To eradicate TB in Bangladesh and to ensure proper monitoring and better health care service, digital interventions may play a pivotal role. Over the years Bangladesh Government has been actively working to hold a control over TB with the help of donors, local and international NGOs. For sustainability there has been a need to develop mHealth strategy for Bangladesh to align with the Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021.