With 1 doctor for 2500 patients, where most doctors are concentrated in urban hubs while 70% of the country resides in rural communities, access to healthcare in Bangladesh is a significant challenge. Efforts are already underway to leverage the country’s extensive mobile network coverage to connect rural patients to urban doctors in a manner that allows sound diagnosis and treatment. This session is an opportunity to learn about these efforts and ask “What’s next?”
Chief of Research & Innovation, mPower Social Enterprises
Design thinking (HCD) for ICT4D, predictive modeling and data science for development, mobile based health & agri service delivery in underserved areas.
