State Minister Dr M A Muhit spoke at health seminar at Bangladesh Medical Association conference room in Dhaka. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, July 16, 2026 (BSS)- State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr M A Muhit has said the e-health card is near to implementation to bring a fundamental transformation into the country's health sector. 

He made the remark at a seminar held at the conference room of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) in the capital this afternoon, said a press release.

Muhit said the present government is placing special emphasis on a digital roadmap and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to reorganize the country's overall healthcare system and strengthen primary healthcare.

He said the government is working on remodeling the healthcare system and the detailed outline of it has been presented in the election manifesto of the BNP.

In particular, priority has been given to strengthen primary healthcare and prepare a digital roadmap for the entire health system, he added.

The state minister said these plans were not taken abruptly rather the manifesto was prepared over the past one and a half to two years through a participatory process involving the opinions of health experts at home and abroad.

Referring to the rapid pace of technological advancement, he said developments in technology that previously took five or 10 years are now taking place within two years. Significant technological changes have taken place over the past two years, which have been reflected in the "Healthy Bangladesh" documentation, he added.

Mentioning that use of AI in the health sector had not received as much attention two to two-and-a-half years ago as it does now, he said initiatives such as the e-health card and digital prescription are now ready to implementation.

Emphasising the need to establish an ideal platform to ensure health for all and make basic healthcare a state priority, Dr M A Muhit said government agencies, NGOs and academic research institutions are working from different perspectives towards the same goal.

Director General of Health Economics Unit of the health ministry Dr Mohammad Enamul Haque, Additional Director of the health services directorate Professor Dr Fowara Tasmim, among others, were present.